Words Munira E. Header Credits Sakina K. Spiritual Cleansing My fingers shuffle the beads one at a time, Ya Husain, Ya Husain, Ya Husain, but as the incantation increases, the name is etched farther into my soul with each count. I am no longer just saying…
Words Sakina N. Header Credits Sakina N. The Ripples of Our Matam Today was Eid-e-Ghadire-khum. As far as days go, it was rather melancholic. The rain was in a constant state of confusion, unable to decide whether to pour or stop. It continued to trickle down…
Words and Artwork Zaenab Baisaheba J. Imaduddin. (@zaenabimaduddin) 11 June, 2020 A breath you take and a breath you give. Is this delicately balanced transaction an indication that nothing comes for free, except that which is destined for me? By this reckoning, is not prayer also a…
Words Zahra K. Header Credits Fatema A. (@cosmicweavers) If airline companies gave free miles for every mile scrolled with a thumb on a touch screen, I would’ve travelled the world by now and still had sufficient left to pass on. My journey with social media began…
Words Fatema A. Header Credits Fatema A. (@cosmicweavers) Summers for the past two years have been incredibly anxiety-inducing for me. When this lockdown began, I sent my mentor a voice note dramatically exclaiming “I’m going crazy.” She laughed and asked why? Seemingly endless days were why;…
Words Arwa A. Header Credits Tasneem J. (@tjphotography53) These days you could trade for a yo-yo spinning on tabletop, tracing maps. Like us, routes counted by footprints danced. In our backpacks, a wild palette of unfettered dreams. Unpolished hands paint the sands gold; only we are…
Words Munira E. Header Credits Ruqaiya K. (@rkphotography53) The seeds have been sown, the saplings are grown, and Rain decides to take its break. He sits back in his chair, Rocks back and forth softly amidst wild air, and shuts his eyes after months end.…
Words Zahra K. Header Credits Tasneem A. (@tasneemamiruddin) As a child, summer vacations for me were a mix of bittersweet feelings. Ours spanned from mid-April to mid-June with two months full of possibilities. All my friends enrolled themselves in various classes during the vacations, learning various…
Words Zahabiya H. Header Credits Fatema A. (@cosmicweavers) There are a few things in these extraordinary circumstances that we can all agree on; we are suffering in ways we didn’t imagine (because staying at home the whole day isn’t the holiday we all hoped it would…
Words Sakina N. Header Credits Fatema D. (@cosmicweavers) The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word williwaw as “a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes”, i.e. a violent commotion. This year has been nothing short of that. There have been…