“My mom gave me life When I gave her back silence not a grandchild, She reconsidered the entire cycle of life… (July 1, 2015)” — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“You’re crying because you think I’m going to a better place I’m crying because I think I’m leaving to a place Better… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“You weep thinking I’m off to a better place.. I weep thinking I’ve left you at a place better than the one… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Yesterday I learned that hours are nothing but bodies We kill upon confronting, Or perhaps they are the ones That backstab us… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Lights" Lights of churches, monasteries, Christmas trees, and magnificent mosques The dim lights inside warm houses in all the foreign cities where… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Taxi Driver" There is something strangely liberating about being just a taxi driver… The secret lies in the “just”! Because you’re just… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Arabs & Garbage" Strange is the Arab story with garbage— who told them, who taught them to toss waste carelessly, wherever and… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“Pity" Amir sat on the same old wooden chair Roua still remembers vividly the furniture store where she bought that chair -… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“[Love Wasn’t as They Said] Love wasn’t as they said… It didn’t last forever as they claimed… It is fleeting moments only… — Louis Yako Copy Share Image
“[Love Wasn’t as They Said] Love wasn’t as they said… It didn’t last forever as they claimed… It is fleeting moments only recognized By… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“It is not a secret that most American and Western institutions and workplaces are very much like mountains: the higher one climbs, the whiter… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“In the end, we are left with this painful conundrum: we only need DEI initiatives because we don’t truly have a society that values… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“Arabs & Garbage" Strange is the Arab story with garbage— who told them, who taught them to toss waste carelessly, wherever and however they… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“The Triumph of Goodness" If only the reality was like cartoons like teenager books and stories or like the countless movies and soap operas… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“Political correctness was never supposed to happen. Ever. The problem with politically correct language is already in the term itself: it corrects the language,… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“Oh, my friends, the first wish I have for the new year is to change the worn-out greeting: 'happy new year'. There is no… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“Another dangerous neoliberal word circulating everywhere that is worth zooming in on is the word ‘resilience’. On the surface, I think many people won’t… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“The first problem with the word “diversity” is the word itself. Who is diverse in relation to whom? The way diversity is often framed… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“You’re crying because you think I’m going to a better place I’m crying because I think I’m leaving to a place Better than the… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“I confront the question of whether DEI initiatives are divisive and ineffective. The answer is yes on both counts, but not for the narratives… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“Yesterday I learned that hours are nothing but bodies We kill upon confronting, Or perhaps they are the ones That backstab us as soon… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“I found Baghdad, like most big cities in the world: big, exciting, interesting, rich, poor, hot, cold, restless, sleepless, and cruel at one and… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“We hear how diversity and equity are about lowering standards or doing away with them altogether. If DEI initiatives do the work they are… — Louis Yako Copy Share
“It is more important to look holistically at the root of why anyone would want to avoid work so badly that they’d game the… — Louis Yako Copy Share
![“[Love Wasn’t as They Said] Love wasn’t as they said… It didn’t last forever as they claimed… It is fleeting moments only recognized By those with sight and insight… And perhaps only captured By those patiently waiting as if to see a lightning in the sky… And, like lightning perhaps, we never know…” quote by Louis Yako](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/239/louis-yako-20010_arabic-literature_love-wasn-t-as-they-said-love-wasn-t-as_85936.jpg)