Jiddah’s Memoir

There are moments in every story where you have to let go.

After months of research, conversations, writing, rewriting, listening, recording, and learning to hold other people’s memories with care, Stories Beyond the Pages is finally here.

This project was born from a question that has stayed with me for a long time:

Who are the people beyond the stories we think we know? Not the names history remembers or the achievements we celebrate.But the lives. The laughter. The grief. The quiet moments. The memories that survive in the people who loved them.

Today, I get to share the first chapter of that journey.

The Human Portrait of Mudi Sipikin is an invitation to meet the man beyond the legend—to listen to the memories, the humanity, and the life that existed beyond the page.

Stories Beyond the Pages is a storytelling project told through immersive audio documentaries, long-form writing, photographs, and conversations that return people to their humanity.

This first chapter was made possible with the support of Open Arts, whose belief in thoughtful storytelling helped bring this work to life.

If this story stays with you, tell someone else about it.

Welcome to Stories Beyond the Pages.
🎧 The Human Portrait of Mudi Sipikin is now live.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vjlkq3SsKVa5lb1JJToWk?si=7wQl1ZdxQpat3kUzd0kZcw
📷: @ad_maihoto
Audio production: @thisabdulbasit
Written and Voiced: @withlovejiddah
Sponsored by @openartsng_
Creative Designer @threem_art_