Artwork by Hanadi Alqurashi She barely hides her smile as she unfastens her earrings. Reaching for the lights she lets the end of her toub slide across the floor, a tease for him though he […]
Tag: marriage
Here I Am {لَبَّيْكَ}
Expectation My mother had planned to perform Umrah. We were so sure, her cancer in remission, that already one of her sisters had promised to buy her an abaya & that all of us would take […]
The Huntress {الصيّادة} Playbook
a huntress should ready her mind, body soul open all the shakras focus all the vibes and waves & energies of the universe as she sharpens her knives, strings her bow, and loads her shotgun […]
This Charming Man & This Charming Lady {Text}
This Charming man Knows how to treat a girl, forget the bumbling fools, the awkward, awkwardly wearing either too tight or too loose a buttoned down collared shirt, cant even look a girl straight in […]
This Charming Man* Live Performance
*Song title of The Smiths
Her Mother’s Eyes
Her favorite thing, her favorite thing was looking into her mothers eyes, at how they crinkled at the sides, and just knowing that all was right That she could run, she could skip she could […]
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 […]
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