There’s a certain poignancy to reading the 4300-word online manifesto composed by 18 year old ISIS suicide bomber, Jake Bilardi. The boy certainly had a way with words, artfully painting a picture […]
Digging Deeper
Incredible India
Sarah Chaabo Instagrams her way through India to breakdown commonly held stereotypes about the country by showcasing its beauty… “Where are you travelling to next, Sarah?” “India!” ”Really? Man, who goes to India? […]
A Handful of Sky
Omar J. Sakr shares with Sajjeling the original English version of his poem ‘A Handful of Sky’ that was translated into Arabic by Mohammed Al-Asaad. The Arabic version was published by Najwan […]
Hazinah: a letter to my grandfather
Dear Jida, We’d be friends in different circumstances, wouldn’t we? Such fast friends. We’re alike, you and I. We’re pensive. We’re readers. We’re emotional. It seems unfair to me that now that […]
Re-center your Riwayya: a new space for collision
Hala Nasr and Nour Salman, who recently co-launched an online art and literary journal, Riwayya, write about the need to encourage the (un/re)learning of heritage and the dynamism of homeland through artistic expression. There is […]