Breaking Barriers, One Basket at a Time
By Jasmin Johory
The sharp squeak of sneakers echoed across the basketball court at the American University of Sharjah. Players darted across the floor, passing...
The Summer That Changed Him
By Oussama Jamal
Kareem stood in the middle of the field when it hit him. He looked toward the stands and saw fathers cheering, calling...
The Relentless Pursuit of Everything
The Relentless Pursuit of Everything
Dina Helmy is a singer, artist, and student at the American University of Sharjah. Originally from Egypt, her passion for...
The Unnamed Man
By Inas Faiza Naravar Mohideen
The first sign was always the scent of sandalwood from the hall. At 5:25 p.m., Shafana’s mother would light the...
Weight We Share
By Jude Aly
The air in Desert Barbell was heavy with anticipation, thick with the smell of sweatand chalk dust coating from the steel calibrated...
Tales of Tranquility
By Malika Kaloo
In the quiet corners of Kashmir, where the echoes of a bygone era linger like whispers in the wind, there lies a...
The Man with the Miniature Garment
By Hala Nasar
“I almost don’t think of him as a mortal. He was a magician…and I think he lives like that in my head.”
With...
More than Just Bricks and Beams
By Shaikha Alshamsi
In the collective memoir of Amel’s family, only one character emerged as the silent, enduring protagonist – the house.
It stood with stoic...
When It Suddenly Stopped
By Carol Maher Bebawy
There was a hundred people all trapped in a dark room.
The air was congested with babble, and the room was dim...
Curiosity Found the Cat
By Hala Nasar
There was much to do.
I knew I looked eerily calm and collected to my already worried mother, but the sweat building on...
