Faisal is an Iraqi postgraduate research student based in Tāmaki Makaurau. His research and writing focus on migration, settler colonialism, and Muslim and Arab identities.
On country, memory and finding respite in National Anthem.
Faisal Al-Asaad examines the way we speak about crises and a mounting pressure to 'move on' from tragedy.
Faisal Al-Asaad on how the Muslim experience is typified in a simple TV interview: "How does it feel to be a problem?"