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JAMEEL HAIAT
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Jameel Haiat
Mar 42 min read
No Bullies
I finally realized why I have such an issue with Trump, his Followers and MAGA. I finally understood that it’s not the disagreement I have..


Jameel Haiat
Feb 103 min read
Saving Ourselves
It’s incredible how timely this piece is with not just regards to being a creative, but also with holding on and persevering in the chaos…


Jameel Haiat
Jan 182 min read
Creativity is…me
Creative is who I am.
It is not just a word or concept, being creative is a way of life, my way of life.


Jameel Haiat
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Looking Back
As the year comes to an end, I look back at not just this year, but all the years that have past and think of where I am today…


Jameel Haiat
Dec 14, 20242 min read
A Hell of a Journey
This year has been something. I struggled through recovery from my throat cancer (still struggling), we opened our beautiful boutique...


Jameel Haiat
Feb 22, 20242 min read
Catching Up
So its been a while...for sure.
The thing is....back in October I was diagnosed with throat cancer.


Jameel Haiat
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Creative Gratification
The other day, I had a conversation with someone about what I do. They were genuinely interested in how I got to where I am...


Jameel Haiat
Sep 24, 20232 min read
I ❤️ Chiang Mai
How the hell did I end up here? I still don't believe that this is where I live, even as the words fill the page.


Jameel Haiat
Sep 3, 20231 min read
Ode to a Rat….
Fake smiles, empty promises and a treasure trove of greed...it's all in a days work for Management.


Jameel Haiat
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Another Fourth of July....America
Being an American abroad, I have gained and furthered my perspective on what it is to be an American, on what freedom means. Those words...


Jameel Haiat
Jun 28, 20232 min read
I Live In Thailand?!
Every single morning, I wake up, look out the window at the beautiful lush farm I live on and think this same amazing thing...


Jameel Haiat
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Hello Chiangmai
It’s been three and a half weeks since I moved from Hong Kong to Chiangmai. It’s a move I wanted, a move I needed. I have no regrets…


Jameel Haiat
Mar 19, 20232 min read
My Tai Ping Shan Street
I'm here, at home on Tai Ping Shan Street, looking out on to my little city below.
My kitchen window invites and coerces me...


Jameel Haiat
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Be a Man…
Aren’t we all emotional beings? What’s wrong with feeling something, anything? What’s wrong with expressing our feelings?


Jameel Haiat
Dec 8, 20222 min read
Thoughts to Now...
The overall feeling of freedom and creativity in my head and heart is something I never knew I could feel nor knew was possible. Truly.


Jameel Haiat
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Hello Universe…I’m still here!
You know, sometimes I can't believe that this little fucker made it.
Today, I celebrate my 57th birthday and I'm still amazed that.,.


Jameel Haiat
Jul 16, 20222 min read
Just a Rant...
There are many days when I feel like I don’t belong... Not to any tribe, not to any group, not to any place. I listen, I observe, I...

Jameel Haiat
Jul 7, 20222 min read
Society Made Me….
In this current world we live in, one of anti-humanity and faint hope, one of blatant falsehoods, repetitive faux news and sickening...


Jameel Haiat
May 23, 20221 min read
Hong Kong Diary...May 22
Black T-shirt. Blue jeans. Laced up black All-stars.
Check.
Peek out to see the sun break through. No rain today.
Check....


Jameel Haiat
May 16, 20221 min read
Hong Kong Diary...May 16th
Sitting in my lit kitchen, I look out the window on to the city. Rain drips down in a steady stream, inviting memories and thoughts....
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