Beyond victimhood and resilience, Rana Dajani introduces “sumoud” as a framework for understanding trauma and human flourishing.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
the views of Al-Fanar Media).
Trauma is not a modern invention. It is woven into the fabric of human history, an experience as
universal as hunger or joy. Yet the way we talk about trauma; the language, the categories, the
cures, is surprisingly young, and surprisingly narrow. The dominant framework we have
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