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...
A Friend To Remember: Part II
Continued from ‘A Friend to Remember: Part I’ Kalia got upset at the worst of things. I walked over...
A Friend To Remember: Part I
It was another year at beloved public school, another year at Valley Falls High – home of brand new...
Weeping Stars
Oh weeping stars, Do your falling tears bring any benefit? The night has brought its cover over the sky,...
