“There is a sacred thread that weaves us back to our grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and the lineage of women who came before us.”
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Searching for the Queen of Mleiha
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Al Quasim
Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi is an Emirati author, publisher, and cultural advocate whose work bridges Arab heritage with contemporary identity. As the founder and CEO of Kalimat Group, one of the Arab world's leading publishing houses, she has spent nearly two decades championing Arabic literature and amplifying voices that have long been overlooked. Her most recent book, Let Them Know She Is Here: Searching for the Queen of Mleiha, draws from her native Sharjah's rich heritage to reimagine Arab history through the forgotten stories of ancient queens and influential female figures, offering an excavation of history and a reclamation of narrative. Sheikha Bodour serves as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Education and Book Culture and is the first Arab woman to receive the prestigious BolognaRagazzi Award. Through her writing and her leadership in publishing, she continues to elevate the cultural legacy and contemporary voices of the Arab world.
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You are not here by accident, nor by coincidence. And this journal arrives not to instruct you—but to meet you.
The book through which you have just walked was a landscape of memory, myth, bone, and breath. It traced paths through tombs and dreams, across deserts and over mountains, echoing the voices of ancestors and then holding you in the silence that followed.
This journal is not meant to be completed. It is something you can return to as your life changes shape around you. It is not a record of productivity, progress, or improvement. It is a space for excavation. What you write here does not need to be certain, or wise, or polished, and definitely not perfect.
