Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnSaudi UnchartedThe Saudi context has stripped itself from reality. Most of the truths people have lived by in the Kingdom have been overhauled overnight…Feb 24, 20201Feb 24, 20201
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnRaving in Rio“You moved back to Riyadh at the right time” — were sentiments echoed by everyone I met, or reconnected with after a 10 year hiatus from…Dec 25, 2019Dec 25, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnThe Sound of SilenceThe audio landscape of our time has shifted without our consent nor a social code to follow. My internal chatter is as loud as the noise…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnZero Degrees of SeparationThree days short of turning 29, I started driving lessons in Amman. Prior to this, I’d taken driving lessons one summer in Spain — only to…Oct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnAt Home on the Dance FloorI tacked on a few days of play to my first official business trip as a Co-Pilot at Whywander — mainly for a good dance session. I was…Sep 3, 2019Sep 3, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnLove as a distribution of labor, family as a labor of loveAs I return home and reintegrate into some hefty family dynamics of five very big personalities, I imagine our interactions as the…Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnCreative DestructionFour friends sit in my apartment, each in a private state of disarray, sticky from the remnants of a summer Saturday afternoon. I am…Jul 23, 2019Jul 23, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnTwisted SistersThere are a multitude of ways that we become sisters. The most natural ones — by birth — have been fundamental to my growth. Being by far…Apr 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnBigger Than the BusThe last time I saw my sister, Zeina, I was 8 years old and she was 17. I had just learnt how to ride a bicycle – proud of my balancing…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
Haya ShaathinWrite of ReturnFast Friends Love HardI was never one for small talk – I jump straight into the big, non-linear talk. My too fast too soon approach is unnerving for some, but…Dec 29, 2018Dec 29, 2018
