Thana Faroq - Open Letter “تمرد هادئ” (A Quiet Rebellion)

Thana Faroq’s poem “تمرد هادئ” (A Quiet Rebellion) invites visitors into a personal reflection on memory, belonging, and quiet resistance. The Open Letter is written in the voice of the artist’s mother, recalling a childhood moment of brief, sweet escape from the sounds of war. Through details like the scent of henna, a child’s gaze, and the world outside a car window, this intimate letter speaks to the emotional weight of displacement and the strength passed from mother to daughter—a protest made of love.