Arabic teacher | linguist | storyteller | furious MaryahConverse.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3m2j6ss2cac22Hey, look! It's me! And my work is "remarkable"! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2025 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2j6ss2cac22https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lzyqwlgksa2d"Seeking Citrus" tells a story of Gaza - of the men and boys trying to provide for shattered families, of dreams ground beneath bulldozers, and of hope remaining steadfast. Just published by Muleskinner Journal and available online. http://maryahconverse.com/2025/09/29/seeking-citrus-muleskinner-journal/29 Sep 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyqwlgksa2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lzs4tdtvv22x@ari-shapiro.bsky.social put my voice on air during the Egyptian Revolution, and I've been a fan ever since. I wish him success in his next endeavors!27 Sep 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzs4tdtvv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lyur7xa5vs2iYou can't make this shit up! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2025 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyur7xa5vs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lykgldyhdc2vForeman really brings out how it feels to witness #Gaza from your socials. I'm so pleased that this piece will accompany mine in the next edition of @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social on the theme Tension [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykgldyhdc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lyfbkpy7yc2aWoo hoo! I'm getting published again! Look for my short story about #displacement in #Gaza in the coming weeks from @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social09 Sep 2025 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfbkpy7yc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lxyqhqpprz2yThis was a popular trail this weekend, at the end of the cooler springtime, and approaching the end of the wildflower season. http://maryahconverse.com/2025/08/05/jordan-trail-beit-idis-tatreez/04 Sep 2025 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyqhqpprz2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lup6lfg5og2uAn astonishing over 80% of the Byzantine wall around Umm Al Jimaal remains to this day, to one degree or another, and a similar amount of the city within. Explore with me! http://maryahconverse.com/2025/06/06/religious-official-umm-al-jimaal/24 Jul 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lup6lfg5og2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lsr7s2m2u22mThis is becoming something of a Jordanian "Bucket List" year. There are so many things I didn't get around to the other times I lived here, none moreso than this archaeological gem in the Black Desert. https://maryahconverse.com/2025/06/04/residential-archaeology-umm-al-jimaal/29 Jun 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsr7s2m2u22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lqnek4z23s22I wanted this story to be more raw than I usually write, more visceral, jagged and unsettling. The editors of Boudin, "spicy online cousin" of The McNeese Review, have chosen my flash fiction story "Fly Away" for their Finding Home: Immigration and Displacement issue. I hope you find it compelling https://maryahconverse.com/2025/05/21/gaza-kites-rubble/02 Jun 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnek4z23s22https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lpei7q5tys2bVisiting Wadi Dana has been on my wishlist for a very long time. It's a stunning scene, all the moreso for its sustainable development and ecotourism, and I was not disappointed. https://maryahconverse.com/2025/05/02/wadi-dana-biosphere-reserve/17 May 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpei7q5tys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lnzmjpw64c2oIn the United States, we don't call it #wasta - that's too unsavory - we call it "networking" and say "It's all about who you know." #PeaceCorps comes through for my dissertation! https://maryahconverse.com/2025/04/30/peace-corps-wasta/30 Apr 2025 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzmjpw64c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3ln65d5o2ls2rApril is the most magnificent month for traveling around #Jordan, at the height of color, deep in the heart of wildflower season. #WildJordan #Ajloun https://maryahconverse.com/2025/04/18/ajloun-forest-a-riot-of-spring-flowers/19 Apr 2025 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln65d5o2ls2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lmrhqzckac2cOn a clear day, Gadara occupies an arresting perch high above the mouth of the Yarmouk River, the foot of the Golan Heights, Lake Tiberius (i.e. the Biblical Sea of Galilee), and the headwaters of the Jordan River. I love it! https://maryahconverse.com/2025/04/11/umm-qais-decapolis-gadara/14 Apr 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrhqzckac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3llu6lpg4is22I haven't had a lot of bandwidth to for creative writing this past year, between PhDing and current events, but when I do, it's about the unfolding disaster in #Gaza. Now 3 of my short pieces are available print-on-demand or in e-book in the #Genocide Anthology. http://maryahconverse.com/2025/03/30/gaza-genocide-anthology/02 Apr 2025 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3llu6lpg4is22https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lles243kcs26To be honest, I've been rolling #MuslimWomensDay over from bullet journal to bullet journal (#BuJo!), year after year, without actually understanding what it is. And this year, its founder says it's cancelled. https://maryahconverse.com/2025/03/27/muslim-womens-day-trump-ban/27 Mar 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lles243kcs26https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lj4k7jggfk2kShareholders want this. So do customers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4k7jggfk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lgbaupl5xk22The executive orders signed yesterday are already wreaking havoc in the immigration system, affecting refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable new and potential Americans. More is sure to come. This will not make America stronger, because new Americans are vital to our economy [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbaupl5xk22https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lg5gog2pvc2lKindle/Goodreads says I only read 14 books last year because it doesn't count books I've re-read, like re-reading @authornalinisingh.bsky.social 's entire Psy-Changeling oeuvre.... Re-reading old favorites is my antidote to Trump, so expect lousy stats for the next 4 years....20 Jan 2025 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg5gog2pvc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lg5gclbupc2lPersonally, I prefer a navy blue.... [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jan 2025 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg5gclbupc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lg5g6ubofk2lMe, too, man! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jan 2025 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg5g6ubofk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lfnvgttxyk22“Between Iraq and a ‘hard place’ (Palestine),” as Jordan’s king says, I learn by teaching in Jordan to challenge my stereotypes and love rural Arab language and culture, while also questioning the role of American power in the world during the Iraqi Occupation #BluePit #ME #A #W #TR13 Jan 2025 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnvgttxyk22https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lfnvfbgn2222Join me as I navigate hijab, public busses and ancient history in Jordan, felucca and revolution in Egypt, and the shadow of violence in Iraq and Palestine, as a hubristic yet humbled young American abroad during the Iraqi Occupation and the Arab Spring #BluePit #NF Collection #A #Q #TR13 Jan 2025 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnvfbgn2222https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lfnnbizdxc22To be trusted to teach their children, I must earn the respect of a rural Jordanian community, while also coming to understand the realities and limitations of being an American abroad, set against the backdrop of the bloodiest years of the Iraqi Occupation #BluePit #ME #A #W #TR13 Jan 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnnbizdxc22https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lfnna3vazc22Eat, teach and love with me in the company of a diverse variety of Jordanians, Iraqis, Egyptians and Palestinians who help me know myself and my place in the world as an American in the fraught new millennium in the Middle East #BluePit #NF Collection #A #Q #TR13 Jan 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnna3vazc22https://bsky.app/profile/maryahc.bsky.social/post/3lfnhfwd56226Discover Jordan, Arabic and Islam with me as I grow my empathy for Arab women and families by teaching in rural Jordan, while also facing my own limitations and stereotypes as a twenty-something, and the realities of being a daughter of American imperialism #BluePit #ME #A #W #TR13 Jan 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:b7x6lqjiri6nwmtztl5md4be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnhfwd56226