Catering to English-speaking Arabs and non-Arabs, Shway Shway is a wider call to slow down and understand the complexities of the Arab world through a nuanced, accessible, and personable lens. It is a biweekly newsletter by our editor Tracy J. Jawad and in-house translator Rasha Srour, offering highlights of Raseef22 English’s top stories.

The only condition for writing this newsletter is wearing comfortable clothes. This is an ever-shifting newsletter, prepared by each member of Raseef22’s team—or by one of our NasRaseef subscribers. You might read it in colloquial Arabic, you might read it in standard Arabic, and now you can read it in English! Some days it might fill you with tenderness, and on others, with joy, sadness, or even a burst of anger—maybe all at once. That’s because the people and perspectives behind each edition are diverse, all of them from different countries, backgrounds, and life experiences. It all comes down to fate—who’s crafting this edition, and where their heart chooses to wander.