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Fadya Bakr Qasim

Fadya Bakr is an Ezidi writer and English major with a deep passion for reading and literary analysis. She enjoys exploring meaningful stories and sharing insights that illuminate culture, identity, and human experience. Through her work, Fadya aims to highlight diverse perspectives, raise awareness about Ezidi culture, and connect literature to real-life challenges. Her writing encourages readers to think critically, appreciate different voices, and engage with the rich heritage of the Ezidi people.

The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Fadya Bakr Qasim

Published shortly before Sylvia Plath’s death, The Bell Jar follows Esther Greenwood as ambition, opportunity and social pressure give way to depression and psychological confinement. Through its haunting fig-tree metaphor and Esther’s fear of…

The Metamorphosis – Franz Kafka

Fadya Bakr Qasim

Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis begins with a man waking to find himself transformed into an insect, but its real subject is what follows: isolation, rejection and the collapse of family love when a person…

Notes from Underground – Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fadya Bakr Qasim

Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground remains one of literature's most profound psychological novels. Exploring free will, self-awareness, alienation and the darker side of human nature, the book continues to challenge readers with…

The Importance of Women in Society

Fadya Bakr Qasim

Women are the quiet strength of every society. Even in the face of violence, displacement, and loss, they continue to protect their families, educate their children, and preserve culture. Among the Ezidis,…

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom – Book Review

Fadya Bakr Qasim

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is a heartfelt exploration of life, love, and death, based on the author’s real relationship with his college professor, Morrie Schwartz. Through weekly Tuesday meetings, Morrie…

The Midnight Library

Fadya Bakr Qasim

In the Midnight Library, Nora Seed explores the lives she might have lived, only to discover that happiness isn’t found in perfection—it’s found in the choices we make today.

Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale

Fadya Bakr Qasim

In The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood imagines a society where women are stripped of rights and autonomy—a fiction that echoes the real suffering of many Ezidi women. Forced to lose their identities,…