Where is Home?
Home. Where is home? I thought of this and only then was I faced with the inevitable. “We’re going...
Colors of the Wind
Become one with the earth. Lay upon the dirt from which you came. Sinking, melting, Streaming down the crevices...
Servant Thievery
She was dragged mercilessly to the balcony, clutching her black plastic trash bag close to her side as if...
Send Me to the Planetarium
As a young girl, I developed an overzealous fascination with outer space. The balance of the blazing stars astounded...
The Birth of Death
I had just dropped my sisters off at madrassah – the mosque school – and was heading home. The...
A Vignette of Two Vendors
I know a woman who sells perfume, and keeps me apprized of the richest scents in bloom. Whenever I...
A Palace of Dark Windows
Sometimes we think that just because there is light everything is clear. We fail to see the shades. We...
So You Think I’m Immodest?
The whole day had simply been concocting the ingredients for a famous dish, fiasco. I’d woken up for Fajr...
