Hasheemah Afaneh is a Palestinian-American, born in one place and raised in two. Aside from her passion for public health, equality, and social justice, she is a writer, exploring everything from fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has been published on This Week in Palestine, the Huffington Post, BarakaBits, Warscapes, and the Fair Observer, among others. She runs her own blog and has produced and narrated a podcast, “Um Kulthoom Sang Here”.