Lara Kassem

Lara Kassem is a Swedish-born Lebanese writer living in the Swedish countryside. Her work explores the challenges of staying connected to Arab culture while being far from it. She writes about home, identity, and the longing for closeness to her roots. “A Letter To My Cruel Lover: Tripoli” is her first published piece. Kassem is currently working on more personal essays,  poems, and novels exploring belonging, and what it means to be Arab.