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The Pull of the East

The Pull of the East

A Dubai diary

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Alya Mooro
Jan 21, 2025
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Hi friends,

Happy New Year! After a really intense time of working on my novel edits, I eased into 2025 by spending the first couple of weeks in Dubai, after a much-needed break in Oman.

Normally, I’d head west to reset, but increasingly, I’ve been feeling pulled east - called inward. I know so many of us have been on similar journeys of reorientation, re…

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