Anela Malik

Creator, author, founder, yapper.

Jul 6, 2026

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3 min read

We're Not Saving Lives Here

A two-week pause, a little permission, and a peek at what's coming back.

Anela Malik

Black Voices

Jun 22, 2026

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1 min read

I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

I was there to party. Then I found my book on the shelf.

Anela Malik

Group Trips

Jun 15, 2026

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9 min read

Forget a Euro Summer. Peru Is the Move.

Lima to Machu Picchu, the way I'd actually do it + a map of all my Peru recommendations.

Anela Malik

Black Voices

Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

Throwing Ass In Birkenstocks At 2am

Dancing in the basement, Black joy, community, and the places I'm loving right now.

Anela Malik

Early Access

Jun 1, 2026

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3 min read

The Inner Circle: June 2026

Why DC isn't the problem, when to cuss them out, and the test trip nobody's seen yet.

Anela Malik

Supper Club

May 26, 2026

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2 min read

Just Fucking Vote

Plus the supper club, the mutual aid move, and what's keeping me upright this week

Anela Malik

Group Trips

May 18, 2026

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3 min read

Peru sold out, so let’s do it twice

Our second departure for April 2027 is live

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Group Trips

May 11, 2026

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3 min read

All We Got Is Us

Live from Lima

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Group Trips

Spring 2027 Trips Are Live: Peru & Patagonia

May 8, 2026

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2 min read

Spring 2027 Trips Are Live: Peru & Patagonia

Two trips of a lifetime. Spots go fast.

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Founding Members

May 8, 2026

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2 min read

Founding Members First: Spring 2027 Trips Are Live

Two trips of a lifetime. Don't wait.

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Group Trips

Patagonia 2027 Trip Deets: Food, Wine, Culture At The End Of The World

May 5, 2026

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5 min read

Patagonia 2027 Trip Deets: Food, Wine, Culture At The End Of The World

May's Supper Club in DC + everything you need to know about our Patagonia trip

Anela Malik

Group Trips

Peru 2027 Trip Deets: Food, Culture, the Sacred Valley

May 4, 2026

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6 min read

Peru 2027 Trip Deets: Food, Culture, the Sacred Valley

Trip registration opens Saturday + May Supper Club in DC

Anela Malik

Side Quest

Freedom Is My Grandmother's Brush Strokes On My Arm

Apr 27, 2026

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3 min read

Freedom Is My Grandmother's Brush Strokes On My Arm

Finally getting the visible tattoo, my grandmother, and saying yes to the thing you've been talking yourself out of.

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Founding Members

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

The Inner Circle: April 2026

We're talking about dating. And whether you're eating enough.

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Black Voices

The Good Old Days Were Good For Who, Exactly?

Apr 13, 2026

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4 min read

The Good Old Days Were Good For Who, Exactly?

Nostalgia is a tool. Be careful who's selling it.

Anela Malik

Black Voices

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

I'm A Slut Like The Other Girls

On showing up, Black Women in Food, and a giveaway

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Egypt

The $2 Bowl With An 800-Year Paper Trail

Mar 23, 2026

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4 min read

The $2 Bowl With An 800-Year Paper Trail

Egypt's Most Beloved Dish Has Roots in India

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Our Block

"For Fuck's Sake, Stop Calling It the Middle East." Nah.

Mar 16, 2026

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3 min read

"For Fuck's Sake, Stop Calling It the Middle East." Nah.

On language, self-determination, and a mountainside in Oman.

Anela Malik

MENA

Mar 9, 2026

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5 min read

I Could Have Kept $100,000. I Didn’t.

When the government makes your business impossible, you find out what kind of business you’re running.

Anela Malik

MENA

Mar 2, 2026

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5 min read

Oman Is Quiet, But She Has Range

A a solo trip and a Gulf country that is much louder in feeling than it looks on paper.

Anela Malik

MENA

Feb 9, 2026

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6 min read

Love Is... Inconvenient

Learning a language, dodging white women’s tears, and wanting both the mountain and my own bed.

Anela Malik

Travel

The Scholarship Girl, The Diplomat, And The Woman I Am Now

Feb 2, 2026

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5 min read

The Scholarship Girl, The Diplomat, And The Woman I Am Now

10 years after a fairy tale scholarship summer, I go back to study Arabic on my own terms, still crying over a country that loves our labor and not our lives.

Anela Malik