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Khalid El Khatib

@kmelkhat.bsky.social
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Writer. Marketer. Iowa. Brooklyn. Christmas.

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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Made a strawberry torte between afternoon meetings today. I can have it all!!!
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Snickers cheesecake. Fin.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Breakfast for three. Snacks for three. Dinner for three (and cheesecake) forthcoming… I’m trying to post through it on Instagram (same handle). There are too many platforms and I’m on my second martini. ❤️🎄
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas!! I’ve been training for this day for weeks.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Merry Christmas Eve! Our annual tradition of having beers at our local brewery, just like it says in The Bible!!
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
The tree is real (I smelled it).
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Happy Joe’s isn’t until Saturday. ☺️
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Just a few of the snacks that awaited me when I arrived in Iowa
Snacks
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Ordered a gingerbread muffin and coffee with a pump of peppermint at the local bakery this AM. My transformation back to Hallmark holiday movie main character is complete.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Her boyfriend actually makes most of these candies! She makes the peanut butter balls (pictured) and then packages them into trays with him. She’s always been more of a baker than a candy maker.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Does anyone in Dubuque, Iowa own a gym that I can use from December 22-28?? I’m in trouble. 🥹
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
My mom’s Christmas itinerary has arrived; I’m processing.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Happy Birthday to the Queen.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Time for the great changing of the soaps. 🎄
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
It’s crazy you used to be able to tweet something like this with “out of office 😎” and get 3,000 likes.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Pumpkins are out. Tulips are planted!!!
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
And here’s a flyer for the auction!
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I’m hosting an art auction on Artsy where all works are donated and all proceeds go to Gaza. The artist lineup is incredible. We’re previewing some of the work at a gallery event in NYC next Tuesday, 10/28 from 6-9pm. You can RSVP for the preview here: partiful.com/e/qiHVtLXaT4...
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RSVP to Anera Art Auction for Palestine: NYC Preview Event | Partiful
From October 16-30, Anera is hosting an online art auction on Artsy, with all proceeds benefiting Anera’s work in Palestine. Participating artists include Jordan Nassar, Nan Goldin, Andrea Bowers, Ad...
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Iowa. The pizza, the view, the legend.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
me: I’m looking forward to a chill and relaxing long weekend in Iowa starting Thursday. my mom:
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Took my mom, who’s in town babysitting my nephew, to afternoon tea yesterday. She loves it and while it’s not necessarily my thing, who am I to say no to half a dozen tiny little cakes??
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
I profiled Countess Luann for Playgirl Magazine. Where’s my Pulitzer? playgirl.com/features/lua...
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Luann de Lesseps Knows What She Wants | Playgirl
Countess Luann de Lesseps discusses her life from the Lady Universe pageant to The Real Housewives of New York City, cabaret and beyond.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
(Scotcheroos!!!)
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I’m very much not MA born and bred, but I’ve had it many times in the Cape!
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I had the best time contributing to Condé Nast Traveler’s new package: “50 States, 50 Desserts: America’s Favorite Sweet Treats.” I took on Iowa, and can you guess which dessert I picked?? www.cntraveler.com/story/50-sta...
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50 States, 50 Desserts: America's Favorite Sweet Treats
We identified the most iconic dessert in every single state (plus DC and Puerto Rico).
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
My outfit perfectly matches the bathroom at the bar and I need everyone to know it.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
My balcony is approximately 24 square feet. But it’s fabulous.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
If your first instinct relative to the images coming out of Gaza is to litigate rather than condemn, you are rotten inside. I keep holding onto what Omar El Akkad said, "One day, everyone will have been against this." But what consolation is that if there is no one or nothing left?
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
People I know still wince at and even challenge words like "forced starvation". l often think back to what Ta-Nehishi Coates said on CBS Mornings in September when antagonized over and over again by its anchor: Either apartheid is right or it is wrong.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Whole family trees whittled down to an orphaned three year old amputee. International aide organizations unified in their pleas and their language (genocide). And it’s complicated?
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
"It's complicated." People still say that to me about Gaza. Two years into this mess, into what has evolved to be a sociocidal war whereby an entire society's infrastructure and identity is being eradicated.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I wrote about my favorite products for hosting a summer dinner party for @consumerreports.org 😎 www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/...
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10 Staples for a City-Smart Summer Dinner Party - Consumer Reports
The best gear to elevate the flavor and the feeling of a perfect summer dinner party, including a top-rated frying pan, smart speakers, a mixer, and more.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Making small talk on all my Zoom calls like…
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
My boyfriend harvested cilantro — not to eat, for a table scape.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I am living.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Summer is now.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Insane.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Happy Mother’s Day to the GOAT.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Bought an adorable basil bush for summer pesto. I also love this Bergs pot I got to go with it. The company was founded in 1942 during WWII by a Dane who felt the world needed more joy during a bleak time. Relatable.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Went in the city early this morning just for these poppies. They’re one of the most gorgeous flowers in the world. And for those unaware, they’re a symbol of Palestinian resilience—bloom in even the harshest conditions.
Poppies
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
My cure for the Sunday Scaries.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
lol no, she’s a traditionalist.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The frosting which is in between the layers as well.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Who said I didn’t?!
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Made a three-layer salted peanut butter chocolate cake for my boyfriend’s birthday because his favorite candy is Reese’s. In another life, I’m a tradwife.
Salted peanut butter chocolate cake.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
My Uber home from LGA is half the cost of my flight to Chicago. 😵‍💫
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Eid Mubarak! I made Arabic rice for the first time ever lol
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
TGIF
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
My boyfriend and I are on a special diet for summer where we eat healthy whenever we’re together. Then whenever I’m alone, I eat as many cookies as I want and don’t tell him.
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Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A couple of people on work calls today said “Happy Opening Day” and I said “thank you” assuming we had just launched something, but I was just informed this was a baseball reference.
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