Topic: Family Trees
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In an uncertain world, I am drawn to family gatherings and a place on my grandmother’s sofa
There is so much beauty in the simple act of gathering: the laughter between generations, gossiping, the silence that no one needs to fill, all over several rounds of tea
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I chose to not be a mother so I could be free
I am working on a family tree that is richer and more expansive than tracing the original patriarch
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I’m proud to be an uncle, but please still call me ‘brother’
Growing up in the UK, my uncles and aunties were only ever family friends or community elders, so I’m glad I can now be a mamu for my nieces and nephews
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I hold on to the memories of our flat in Uzbekistan — a family home that will always be part of who I am
My eventual homecoming, two decades after leaving the country, helped me realise this place is woven into the languages I speak, the food I eat, and my history
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When you have lived in many places, your chosen family becomes home
Friends have been there for me in ways my blood family wouldn’t even begin to know how
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I will always find my way home to my siblings in Gaza, no matter how long it takes
Palestinian playwright Ahmed Najar writes about maintaining his relationship with his brothers and sisters, despite living so far away
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When we lose parents and grandparents, it’s up to us to continue their stories
In the face of familial loss, I plotted out what little of the family history I knew and found myself filling in the gaps with my imagination
