Prayer of Tears, Tatreez Herstories, and Sunbirds

Micaela Kaibni Raen is a queer Palestinian American creator, cultural worker, femme-dyke mother, and global human rights activist. For over 40 years, she has advocated for Palestinians, Indigenous and displaced peoples, women, Queer/Trans youth in foster care, those affected by HIV/AIDS, and global Queer/Trans communities of color. She is most known as the creator of Queer Tatreez, a style of visual art and poetics inspired by Indigenous Palestinian embroidery. Her work has been featured in Bint el Nas; Mizna; Qafiyah Review; Yellow Medicine Review; The Poetry of Arab Women; El Ghourabaa; Sinister Wisdom; Ask the Night for a Dream; and Heaven Looks Like Us.