Fiza Pirani
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Writer at Foreign Bodies
fza like SZA. indie reporter, writer & editor. founder, immigrant #mentalhealth newsletter @4nbodies. audience mgmt @285southatl. heartwork @refaatlibrary.
Articles
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1 month ago |
285south.com | Fiza Pirani
Stumbling into Alpharetta’s posh Shibam Coffee after 9 p.m. during the Holy Month of Ramadan feels a lot like discovering a buzzing speakeasy—albeit a sober one—in an unlikely place: a suburban strip mall of closed shops with chairs long flipped atop their corresponding tables. Yet on a recent night, not two weeks after the cafe opened, the parking lot was so full of Shibam patrons that it took us multiple laps around the strip to find an open spot.
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Jan 1, 2025 |
foreignbodies.substack.com | Fiza Pirani
This newsletter began over seven years ago with a herculean mission: to use storytelling as a tool to strip mental illness stigma among migrant communities and make care more accessible for populations oft-overlooked and underfunded.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
ajc.com | Fiza Pirani
They may not be Georgia-based Waffle House’s signature or most profitable menu item, but true fans of the franchise will tell you those hash browns in all their crispy glory are not to be overlooked. Whether you’re new to the Southern diner or just too shy to ask your clearly swamped waitress about the staggering number of possible potato combinations, brushing up on the basics of Waffle House hash brown vernacular will only serve you well on your next visit.
‘If I’m not being heard, what chance does anyone else have?’ Ruwa Romman on the aftermath of the DNC
Sep 19, 2024 |
mondoweiss.net | Fiza Pirani
Ruwa Romman wants to make clear she has no splashy political ambitions, and yet, in just a matter of weeks, Georgia’s sole Palestinian state official has become somewhat of a household name. While in Chicago last month for a panel the same week as the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Romman’s name was added to a shortlist of suggested speakers on behalf of Uncommitted, a growing national movement trying to pressure Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to broker an end to the war in Gaza.
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Jul 2, 2024 |
285south.com | Fiza Pirani
Wearing blue jeans and a simple black tee, Hamza Arman sinks into seat cushions ripped from an old Chevrolet Astro and looks around his Duluth garage-turned-studio. Hamza’s recent work—intricate maps of his beloved Palestine cut from reclaimed wood—hang on a wall above stacks of live-edge slabs. The 40-year-old artist, who was born in the small Palestinian town of Ein Yabrud in the West Bank and has been living in Gwinnett County for about a decade, comes from a family of makers.
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