Founded in 2023

our founder, aminah syed, created the simply human collective after overcoming a suicide attempt and on/off psychiatric hospitalization since february 2023. just grazing the premise of death opened up her eyes on what it truly means to be human; simply human. and thus simply human collective was born.

simply human | صرف انسان is a writing collective designed to redefine what it means to be human in our hyper-individualistic world. guided by the lense of anti-capitalism, we host intersectional conversations about spirituality, self improvement, mental health, injustice, social reform, and community.

we encourage any interested community organizers, writers, artists, and editors to reach out and share their ideas with us to stay true to our goals of representing the collective.

our mission is to normalize conversations that require radical honesty and deep introspection. as a society, we have forgotten how to live as the expressive beings we are meant to be, and we aim to reintroduce our readers to their truest form of self.

at simply human, all we hope is to inspire others to return to what it means to be human.