Yara El-Soueidi

Kenya, Montreal

Freelance Writer at Freelance

your fav millennial writer. proud jschool dropout. bylines: @mtlgazette @noovoinfo @torontostar @nprmusic @complexcanada etc. she/her. bonjour/hi. opinions=mine

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Articles

Opinion: Arcade Fire’s Rotten Legacy – The Rover

3 days ago | therover.ca | Yara El-Soueidi |Christopher Curtis

When I wrote my last piece about Arcade Fire, I thought it would be the last we’d hear from them for at least 10 years. Win Butler was accused of serious misconduct. Artists were pulling out of their tour. CBC Music stopped playing their songs. Everyone in Montreal and the indie scene seemed bent on not wanting to hear about them or anyone accused of sexual misconduct anymore. We had gone through a reckoning of sorts. Our cultural scene had facilitated abuse for years; it was time to change.
Needle Work • Montreal Review of Books

2 months 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.
Yara El-Soueidi: I'm not feeling in the mood for spring

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.
ChloĆ©

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.
Yara El-Soueidi: Lessons from high school and my mom

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.
Opinion: Protect French in Quebec? Cool! But let's face reality

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.
Yara El-Soueidi: There's a pall over Montreal, but I love my city

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

When things seem gloomy, sometimes all we need is a little perspective. Author of the article: • Special to Montreal Gazette • • Article contentI was determined to start 2024 on a positive note. This first column was supposed to be an ode to a new year, a year to look forward to. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
A voice for her home, a voice for her people

Dec 21, 2023 | reporter.mcgill.ca | Yara El-Soueidi |Neale McDevitt

When she sings, Elisabeth St-Gelais, BMus’21, MMus’23, takes inspiration from her hometown of Saguenay and its natural marvels: its fjord, the forest, the water, the valleys, the cliffs… The unique nature of where she is from is an integral part of her and her voice. “Saguenay isn’t immutable. It’s explosive by its nature; it’s just overwhelming and beautiful” says St-Gelais. “When I sing, I remember how all of the soul of where I’m coming from is touching my heart. It reminds me of where I’m from.
Yara El-Soueidi: Yes, even in difficult times, we should celebrate

Dec 20, 2023 | montrealgazette.com | Yara El-Soueidi

Never has an end of the year felt so gloomy, so negative and so fuelled by disappointment for so many people. Author of the article: • Special to Montreal Gazette • • Article contentHow has this end of the year been going for you? We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Yara El-Soueidi: 'How does it feel to be a problem?'

Nov 15, 2023 | montrealgazette.com | Yara El-Soueidi

Advertisement 1The title of Moustafa Bayoumi's book reflects how I feel these days as a member of Montreal's Arab community. Author of the article: • Special to Montreal Gazette • • Article contentA couple of months ago, someone suggested I read a book by Moustafa Bayoumi, an American writer and journalist. I ordered it and left it in my never-ending but ever-growing pile of unread books. It stayed there until last month.