Born in Jordan, Merna (full name: Merna Bishouty - formerly known as Ayah) spent her early years crisscrossing continents and countries like wind currents. It’s a way of life that forces one to become well-acquainted with the inevitable mortality of everything. “I moved around a lot as a child,” she explains. “Constantly having to get close to people, adapt really quickly, and then let go of them very quickly.” Those experiences quickly shatter the construct of stability, but that revelation comes at a price. On The Calling, Merna parsed through the separation anxiety that accompani… read more
Born in Jordan, Merna (full name: Merna Bishouty - formerly known as Ayah) spent her early years crisscrossing continents and countries like wind currents. It’s a way of life that forces one to become well-acquainted with the inevitable mortality of everything. “I moved around a lot as a chil… read more
Born in Jordan, Merna (full name: Merna Bishouty - formerly known as Ayah) spent her early years crisscrossing continents and countries like wind currents. It’s a way of life that forces one to become well-acquainted with the inevitable mortality of everything. “I moved around a lot as a child,” she explains. “Constantly having to get close to people, adapt reall… read more
