Why I keep telling stories

Storytelling as protest, and finding meaning when the world feels unbearable

Last week, my first piece for Vogue Arabia was published. I wrote about The Creative Space, a 16-minute documentary that spotlights Creative Space Beirut (CSB) - a tuition-free fashion school founded in 2011 amid Lebanon’s overlapping crises.

I first came across the story when I was invited to its premiere at London’s Shubbak Festival. What drew me in i…