We’ve all been put into this uncomfortable position of trying to describe to our non-Sudanese friends what exactly is… shamaar. “Its this… green, grainy, spice… that looks like dry grass thats been chopped up. But […]
{Cry, my Beloved Onion}
I love food. Its the only thing I can unabashedly say that four lettered word to without any hesitation or afterthought. I love it. I love how its made, tastes, looks, smells, feels and all […]
The Picky Byra {Spinster}
The Picky Byra البايرة ال— I know what they’ve told you أعلم ما أخبروك You a wilted flower بأنك زهرة ذابلة Past its bloom تخطت زمن رونقها Your ovaries a wasted graveyard وبويضاتك أرض جرداء […]
{Taste of Heaven} by Hiba Rasheed
By Hiba Rasheed She knows… Three months old Eyes speak of untold feats Conceived one month early Sep 11 My neophyte revolutionary Her torrential presence rains On the arid terrains of my soul, Each drop, […]
Al Neel Waltz
Half her face was paralyzed in a blinding joy the other half in a crushing sorrow that started from within her shattered iris that left a trail of fissures along her jawline down to her […]
Street Baby
I ran into an angel More like she ran into me didn’t even reach my knees, face, hands clothes caked with dirt A street baby Hugging my legs she looks up to my face Baby […]
Sudan is {EXPLICIT}
Am at a standstill. News after shitty news keeps assailing my ears & eyes but like any good fairytale I wanted to be able to write a story where even when things looked bleak, there […]
{Floods v. Housemaids: Sudan is Unaware}
First featured in Muftah on Aug 27, 2012 I’ve been washing dishes. Lots of dishes. It is my oasis from the hustle, the bustle and the noise. And if there are no dirty dishes? I wash […]
[A Sudanese Summer: The Sudan Revolts One Month On] By #SudanRevolts*
Originally Posted on Muftah.Org on Aug 15, 2012 | http://muftah.org/a-sudanese-summer-the-sudan-revolts-one-month-on/3/ Artist: Khaled Albaih. All rights reserved. On the evening of June 16, 2012, female students living in the University of Khartoum dormitories demonstrated against increasing accommodation […]
{A Bona Fide Deen}
Published in Muftah We all remember our first days of fasting; the look of pride and elation at finally being able to partake in this very grown up thing, smugly refusing any juice-boxes with a […]
