I’m Sarah Zad! I started Ranting & Raving in 2025 and will be hosting the workshops! I’m a Syrian / American refugee-support worker living in the UK with my little pug, Ruby. I recently completed my MA at Goldsmiths University, specialising in anthropological policy, with a focus on asylum rights and resettlement schemes in the UK. Originally, I trained as a dancer and musician, and I have a passion and background in facilitating community arts projects.
I love utilising creativity to share ideas and perspectives. My recent pieces of writing (no AI!) focus on themes of migration, rights, and community.
2025
FLY THE (Green) FLAG via Sludge Mag
As the Syrian diaspora celebrates 1 year of Syrian liberation, we look back at the country’s horrifying years which led up to this point, and the significance of the “rebel” flag.
Happy Place | FACT: Year 0’s Legacy & FICTION: She Meets the Body via Acid Box
Acid Box is a graphic novel and participatory arts project through Wowbagger Productions. Scientists & creatives came together for a series of workshops to discuss its themes: rave culture, time-travel & climate change. The participants’ pieces are included at the back of the book. As well as the intro to our pieces, “Happy Place”, I also did a writeup of one of the workshops (FACT: Year 0’s Legacy) & an accompanying obscure short based on the presumptions of rave culture (& FICTION: She Meets the Body). This workshop featured my friend Joe Muggs, electronic music journalist & historian, Dr David Nutt, a foremost drugs researcher & founder of Drug Science, and Dr Divya Jindal-Snape, “transitions” research specialist.
The Pink Ladies Have the Right Idea but the Wrong Target via Sludge Mag
The far-right have a new uniform and it’s baby pink.
Humanitarian Hypocrisy via Sludge Mag
We spoke to NGO workers holding their organisations accountable over Palestine.
2024
The UK’s Stance on Refugee Rights Ahead of the General Election (and how our voting choices will impact them) via Europe Must Act
2022
What Happened to the UK’s Afghan Resettlement Scheme? via Europe Must Act
Sam’s Café Solidarity with Ukraine via On The Hill