Yara El-Soueidi

1 month ago | mtlreviewofbooks.ca | Yara El-Soueidi

A review of Needle Work by Jamie Jelinski Published on March 12, 2025 Jamie Jelinski’s Needle Work begins with a peculiar introduction: the story of Edgar Fournier, a Progressive Conservative senator from New Brunswick. The Senator’s story has nothing to do with legislation or laws.

Apr 17, 2024 | montrealgazette.com | Yara El-Soueidi

Breadcrumb Trail LinksOpinionColumnistsYara El-Soueidi: I'm not feeling in the mood for springBetween the war in the Middle East, the housing crisis, feminist issues, language laws and general insecurity, dissociation is how I cope. Published Apr 18, 2024  •  Last updated 13 minutes ago  •  3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

Apr 11, 2024 | maisonneuve.org | Yara El-Soueidi

ChloéChloé texts me a picture of some type of bread being sold as a "bagel" in London. It's smeared with cream cheese. I look at the picture and text back. "What is this?! It's not a bagel. There's not even a hole in the middle. It's just bread.""I know. I cried when I bit into it. It's so bad. I miss St-Viateur."Reading her reply fills me with a deep languishing. A nostalgia of sorts for a walk through a Montreal that doesn't exist anymore. Down Chateaubriand, turn on Castelnau.

Mar 20, 2024 | montrealgazette.com | Yara El-Soueidi

Advertisement 1From my mother, I learned I’m as Québécoise as my next-door neighbour. Author of the article:  •  Special to Montreal Gazette  •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentOn Sunday morning, while most of the city was celebrating St-Patrick’s Day (one of my favourite holidays), I picked up dessert for my mother.

Feb 14, 2024 | montrealgazette.com | Yara El-Soueidi

Language changes to reflect its people and its history. Hence, there are little bits of English in our "parlure." It’s part of who we are. Author of the article:  •  Special to Montreal Gazette  •   •  Article contentWhen I was 15 and in Secondary 3, my French teacher in my very francophone private high school in Ahuntsic-Cartierville made us read Un Ange cornu avec des ailes de tôles and Les Belles-Soeurs, both Québécois classics from Michel Tremblay.