Maliha KhanDec 8, 20215 minMuslim Women Don't Need Your Saving“You don’t have to wear that thing, you’re free to take it off!” How many times have Hijabi women had to hear that? While the people...
JMay 12, 20215 minSustaining Habits during Ramadan…بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not...
AbdullahMay 12, 20213 minGod Knows BestWe often feel very sad and lost even for the smallest things: “Why is my life this bad and his good?”, “Why would this happen to me?”, “I...
ShadoofMay 12, 20212 minDo Not Despair, My Girl“Do not despair my girl…” you once told me. “Learn to trust people, learn to love, learn to smile even when it hurts, and always keep...
Shaheer LiaqatMay 7, 20212 minPixels and Decibels: Video Game Songs That SlayGone are the days when video games were seen as the province of the few! Whether it’s housewives mixing and matching in Candy Crush or...
Iman IsmailApr 5, 20213 minOn Every Form of GriefThese past two weeks have been a steep rising and steep diving of emotions. What follows is a piece written as the result of this...
Rejoice OnyenaguboApr 5, 20213 minFear: The Social PenumbraThe worst thing or maybe best thing about fear is that it is based on our perception of things. Fears are formed from past experiences,...
Maliha KhanMar 30, 20211 minA Train to NowhereI got my ticket I am on my way In the train to nowhere. Got in the economy class The one-seater assigned to one Behind is the local birth...
Shaheer LiaqatMar 29, 20213 minThe Age of PokémonWe weren’t around back then, but you can still hear the doddering dinosaurs from way back in the late 1990s talk about those glorious...
AnonymousMar 29, 20212 minThe Iraqi Cultural AssociationHello! I’m Noor and I’m in the Iraqi Cultural Association. We’re a new club in Georgetown University in Qatar, and we hope to use our...
Shaheer LiaqatFeb 22, 20213 minInternet of Melancholy: Remembrance of Obsolete PleasuresIn the days when light and goodness reigned and the world’s evils could be sidelined by the blissful ignorance of childhood, boys waited...
Azmeh ZamanFeb 22, 20214 minParler- Unbiased Social Media?Just because Facebook and Twitter have banned Donald Trump’s supporters does not mean that they are shut out totally from social media....
Azmeh ZamanDec 10, 20202 minFrom Furry Friend to FamilyOnce upon a time there was a cat named Cupcake. He used to roam around my compound- a honey-coloured ball of fluff, dragging his tail...
Abijeet PantDec 9, 20204 minRealism in Kiarostami’s Two MasterpiecesIn the wake of a burgeoning post-war austerity in the late forties, the Italian film scene underwent a paradigm shift which was a novelty...
Shaheer LiaqatDec 7, 20202 minSatire: Interview with Big Brother Jack BulldogYou might think you know who calls the shots at Georgetown. But you don’t. You may never even have heard of Jack the Bulldog- the...
Ngoc NguyenDec 7, 20203 minEC’s Favorite Yemeni Restaurant Relocated to Al GharafaFor many years, Yemen Hadhramaut had always been dependable for home-style Yemeni meals for Education City (EC) students. The restaurant...
AnonymousDec 6, 20203 minDoor 4: UndecidedOnce again, I found myself in the great big labyrinthine hall, surrounded by various routes and possible destinations. From where I was...
Nal. ODec 6, 20207 minThe TravellerOnce upon a time, in a great, lively town, there lived a young man who could tell the future. This power of his had its limitations,...
Umaima AhmedDec 6, 20204 minFrom Joy to AgonyAs Zehra lay on the bed observing the lofty fan rotating on the flat wooden ceiling, she waited patiently for the clock to strike...
Umaima AhmedNov 1, 20203 minBy The ShoreShe finally caught a two-second glimpse of it before the car swirled into the rocky mountain tunnel. Counting every second, minute, and...