Infertility and Silence

Infertility and Silence is a first-person narrative of a Middle Eastern woman living in Amman as her inability to conceive is quietly transformed from a medical reality into a moral failure. The story follows her daily life as silence becomes both a shield and a weapon—used by family, tradition, and marriage to manage discomfort rather than truth. Through routine, overheard conversations, and private medical moments, she navigates a world where decisions about her body are made without her presence. Her struggle is not only with infertility, but with erasure. The story does not offer resolution or redemption, only the weight of living forward in a life where her voice was never fully invited.