Fiction

“You will not see any disparity in what the Lord of Mercy creates. Look again! Can you see any cracks? Look again!” (Quran 67: 3-4) How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? Muscles clenched, legs tensed, I ran. The pain seared, with each step forward I longed for a […]

my brain is foggy and cloudy i stumble out of bed, the water rinses out my mind. the mist parts, the cold-water drips, i fumble for my scarf. Allahu Akbar, the dawn has broken, a single bird-cry is heard, and the world remains still. clear skies ahead. She settles in at the desk, computer charging,