I find them on Google Image Search or in news stories about animals. Sometimes a certain photo will inspire a thought, like with the hippo I saw that photo first in a news story about flooding in Georgia (the country) and thought she looks like she’s had enough and is marching off on a mission to better herself. Usually I try to find a photo that fits a feeling I’m thinking of. I want to gift him a tiny cape for his heroism.įor this series, do you find the pics or come up with the captions first, and where do you find the pics? A lot of my dreams were coming true at the time I wrote this tweet and this little guy’s body language is dead on. I love ascribing my own baggage to plants and animals online because they have no idea I’m doing it and they’re cute and inspiring and nobody gets hurt. Malek: This is from a series of tweets that contains relatable flora and fauna with captions about hard things life has made me feel and learn. When u see ur dreams coming true & humbling memories of ur struggle flood in /mmtVzxcysQ- DALIA MALEK ☥ June 17, 2015

This week I talked to Malek about three of her favorite tweets, plus online compassion about petty things, seeming meaner on Twitter than in real life, and more.

Malek has written for The Daily Dot, Arabist, and Mic, and she hosts a standup show in Los Angeles called Ground Floor. She is from California and used to live in Egypt and England. Dalia Malek is a comedian, legal advocate, international human rights, and refugee law expert/PhD.

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