"A Letter Home" with Ayman Makarem

In this episode of the Mangal Media podcast, I am joined by Ayman Makarem to talk about the short comic book him and Hisham Rifai have produced for Mangal Media: A Letter Home. A Letter Home which will be released later this month is a deeply personal medley of emotions about Beirut, loss, and dislocation. Ayman Makarem and Hisham Rifai walk a delicate line between yearning and indignation for the home they have left behind. The beauty of this illustrated short story is its bravery in tackling irreconcilable emotions without falling into rose-tinted nostalgia or crippling cynicism. The ease and harmony with which the words and pictures blend together is a testament to the outstanding creative chemistry between Makarem and Rifai.