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Malaka Gharib

Malaka Gharib
Malaka Gharib is a writer, journalist, and cartoonist. She is the author of I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir, winner of an Arab American Book Award and named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and the New York Public Library. By day, she works on NPR’s science desk, covering the topic of global health and development. Her comics, zines, and writing have been published in NPR, Catapult, The Seventh Wave Magazine, The Nib, The Believer, and The New Yorker. She lives in Nashville with her husband, Darren, and her dog, Sheeboo.


Malaka Gharib on a Summer in Egypt and Learning to Love Her Stepmother

From her Graphic Memoir, It Won't Always Be Like This
September 21, 2022  By Malaka Gharib
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