The Pink Ribbon
By Tala Aburous
December 2013, a busy day at work, in the bathroom, Eman stood there with her hand on her chest feeling heavy. Checking...
A Turtle with No Name
By Line Ben Thaier
The evening sun sets on my grandmother’s worn-down courtyard on the Isle of Djerba.
In the center of my grandmother’s battered old...
Cacophony of Chaos
By Malika Kaloo
The sunset was painting the sky in the hues of deep orange and indigo, casting a peaceful gaze over the melancholic city....
Bittersweet nostalgia
By Carine Saeed
Deafening silence echoed across the Student Center as the girl patiently waited for her following lecture. Occasionally, she would answer the gentleman...
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...
