A mother by chance
By Sharon S. Aruparayil
She stood there, barefoot, with the warm sand tickling her toes, and choppy waves lapping against her calves as she whispered...
A Day Gone Wrong
By Carine Saeed
There was a conflict between the weather. Whilst the icy breeze angered the ocean, the scorching sun rays transformed the deep blue...
Skies of Apartheid
By Jana Aljamal
The soft summer wind screamed “homeland.” The smell of freshly watered soil screamed “homeland.” The faded sound of the neighbor’s donkey braying...
The Timekeeper
By Tala Alsakka-Amini
Stillness washed over the city as the sun crawled back into the invisible horizon. The earth breathed while the moving clouds obscured...
Like an Aliph/أ
By Sarah Al Saeid
Even before she could come anywhere close to the classroom, you would know something was not right. A shadow that lingered...
Silent Empathy
By Poojaraj Maniyeri
The heat was blinding, the sun’s rays pointed directly at us as if seeking vengeance. The place smelled just right, the delicious...
Under the sea
By Shatha Alshamsi
“Yallah, mama and baba are waiting in the car!” Abdulla urged from the entrance of our shared bedroom, before racing down the...
Border crossing
By Ahmed Ammar
My father had just returned from his travel to London in 2002, during the second Intifada. It was an uneasy time for...
One phone call away from disaster
By Tuqa Al Ayoubi
Dima was a notoriously busy woman. If being a working mother was a competitive sport, she'd be an Olympian— a very...
The night disco died
Journalism student Zainab Husain discusses the revival of disco during Covid-19
Many musical genres, artists and bands fade away but why do they? How did...
