Monday, October 20, 2025

The undesired fate

By Haniya Shoaib “Two hundred and fifty rupees is that last price for this sister,” quarreled the shopkeeper. “What makes you think that these pair of...

The relentless pursuit of everything

By Sharon S. Aruparayil He was just a little boy, tasked with a difficult job.  He was supposed to bring the correct change back, twenty and...

6 o’clock

By Dalal Awienat  It was a breezy spring night in March. I had been trapped in my room under the sheets all day.  After hours of...

A ride to gratitude

By Jana Aljamal Eleven O’clock. The roaring sun sits right above my head and our Prius’ air-conditioning works no better than a blow-dryer. I can...

Upon Al-Salt Hills

By Alanoud AlBukhari The weather is hot, scorching even. It’s mid-July after all. As the rays of the bright, glowing sun strike the dashboard of...

20 June 2017: The day I can’t forget

By Tala Alsakka-Amini The morning sun trickled through the bent window screen. Soft rays made their way into our dark-lit bedroom, gently caressing my sister’s...

Trumpets of triumph

By Carine Saeed The room was suffocating. I struggled to catch a deep breath. Sweat trickled down my back, reminding me yet again of the...

Skipping stones to heaven

By Sharon S. Aruparayil The missionary was a simple man, or so he would like you to think. He carried himself with ostentatious ease, thinning black...

A Quiet Place

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By Basma Elsobky It was a weird kind of quiet.  Everyone was out and about, leaving me to begin my day with an awfully quiet morning....

Stolen Sunset

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By Mohamed Binkhadim I passed the countless families enjoying the beach together to find a semi-secluded area to read a book I brought. The sand...

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