Ali is a writer, scholar, and gatherer, born and raised in Antakya, where Asi River flows across Nur mountains before meeting the Mediterranean Sea. Their visions have grown with the creative and willful practices of queer and trans communities, including their chosen kin. Ali holds a BA from Stanford University, and JD from Yale Law School. Prior to coming to Northwestern, they have grown a home in Detroit, where they learn from and create among the city’s abolitionist dreamers. They are inspired by the spiritually nourished, land and care-based practices of visionary communities in Detroit and Antakya. Ali is a lover of poetry, as it is animated through words and the body. They are nourished in forests, listening to motions of waters, and hosting cozy or rowdy times with their homies.
