“Eight at Heart, Eighty Otherwise” by journalism student Abeer Khan
Every time for the last ten years that he had been climbing the marbled scarlet stairs to our house, he would announce his arrival...
“Discovering True Beauty,” a short story by Chemistry student Heba Abed
The kayak rocked gently as Hafsa’s father and brother-in-law attempted to paddle to the middle of the large lake ahead of them. They lagged...
“The Testing Center” by English Major and Journalism Minor student Laila M. Mostafa.
Then there was my turn. It would come right after the Emirati woman in the black abaya in front of me was done with...
“Fighting Fear: Round Two” by Chemistry student Heba Abed
I breathed in heavily, attempting to calm my thumping heart. The grey metal chair I sat on did nothing to cool me down. I...
Grand Tea Road by journalism student Sara Hameed
Dec. 24, 2019
The worn five-seater jolted to a halt outside the proud Tulip Hotel, on the banks of the sheer River Jhelum.
“I’ve heard this...
A Wave Struck by journalism student Apoorva Dudani
Towering grey clouds drifted across a deeply orange sky on a busy Sunday morning at a floating market in Phuket. Cuckoos soared in groups,...
A Guru by Destiny by MCM student Nawaf Alhammadi
Following a very dark period of my life, and after I had to let go of habits that were destroying me, I decided to...
The Girl Sipping Coke by journalism student Abdul Muiz Nauman
On a sun-kissed autumn morning in the naval complex of Islamabad, a young boy is watching his father clean his 1979 Yashica FX-3 camera....
My Seoul Under Strawberry Rain by journalism student Sara Hameed
A blanket of August jet draped over the silent, adrift buildings of Gangnam. Six a.m., and the only illumination pouring into their hotel room...
At a Loss For Words by English Major and Journalism Minor student Laila M....
Laila looks down at her laptop hesitantly. She had never experienced writer’s block before. In fact, she thought she never would as writing usually...
