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Beirut Balcony Nights | ليالي بلكون بيروت
Her apartment overlooks Mar Mikhael. He's the neighbor who watches her dance alone at midnight. One power outage changes everything. 'Inti ahla min dayy el amar' (أنتِ أحلى من ضيّ القمر).
Tamales at Midnight | Tamales a Medianoche
Christmas tamaladas bring the whole family together, including the neighbor she's been avoiding all year
The Iftar Invitation | دعوة الإفطار
She invites her new neighbor to iftar during Ramadan. He's not Muslim, but he's curious. By the end of the meal, they're both hungry for more.
גשר בבית שמש | Beit Shemesh Bridge
A secular woman moves to Beit Shemesh and falls for her ultra-Orthodox neighbor—crossing every bridge their communities built.
גינת גבעתיים | Givatayim Garden
Two elderly neighbors in Givatayim have watched each other through their windows for decades—until a power outage brings them together.
חום חנוכה | Hanukkah Heat
By the light of the Hanukkiah, a lonely man and his neighbor's mother discover that miracles come in unexpected forms.
מודיעין ומה שביניהם | Modiin and In Between
In the planned city of Modiin, two neighbors in identical houses discover that their desires are anything but ordinary.
מקלט בשדרות | Sderot Shelter
Fifteen seconds to reach the shelter. In Sderot, love happens fast—because there's no time for slow.
סכך סוכות | Sukkot Shelter
In a sukkah in Jerusalem, two neighbors discover that temporary walls can create permanent bonds.
The Monsoon Memory
When heavy rains flood London, Samira is stranded with her handsome neighbor Asad. The storm outside is nothing compared to what awakens inside.
The Rooftop Revelation
Architect Zara escapes to her building's rooftop to clear her mind. When she finds Imran—a fellow resident—already there with the same idea, they discover that the best views come with company.
The San Diego Surprise
San Diego has a growing Somali community in City Heights. When he visits his mother, he discovers her thick divorced neighbor has been helping around the house. Now she wants help with something at her place—something that requires closed doors.
The Ramadan Neighbor
She shares iftar with her new neighbor every night during Ramadan—a Somali man who just moved into the flat across the hall. By the twenty-seventh night, they're sharing more than food. The holiest nights lead to the most human confessions.
Next Door
When she married and moved next door, they told themselves it was over. It lasted one week. Now it's daily—while his wife is at work, while her husband is at the office. The unlocked back door.
Through the Wall
She hears him playing oud through the wall every night—beautiful, melancholy music she can't ignore. When she finally knocks to complain, he opens the door, and she realizes she doesn't want him to stop playing. She wants him to play for her.