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Apr 5, 20213 min read

On Every Form of Grief

These past two weeks have been a steep rising and steep diving of emotions. What follows is a piece written as the result of this...

Apr 5, 20213 min read

Fear: The Social Penumbra

The worst thing or maybe best thing about fear is that it is based on our perception of things. Fears are formed from past experiences,...

Mar 29, 20212 min read

The Iraqi Cultural Association

Hello! 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...

Dec 10, 20204 min read

A Cursed Blessing

I was born different- you might assume that this might make me unique but unfortunately, it has made me cursed. There is nothing exciting...

Dec 10, 20202 min read

From Furry Friend to Family

Once 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...

Dec 10, 20204 min read

Realism in Kiarostami’s Two Masterpieces

In the wake of a burgeoning post-war austerity in the late forties, the Italian film scene underwent a paradigm shift which was a novelty...

Dec 7, 20203 min read

EC’s Favorite Yemeni Restaurant Relocated to Al Gharafa

For many years, Yemen Hadhramaut had always been dependable for home-style Yemeni meals for Education City (EC) students. The restaurant...

Mar 12, 20201 min read

In My Own Time

Perhaps I don’t have to know where I’m going And for now it is enough that I’m not where I used to be These growing pains are draining me...

Mar 12, 20201 min read

Careful Constructions Made of Crystal and Glass

Careful constructions made of crystal and glass Held up by hopes and prayers Ready to topple over, ready to change Morph into something...

Mar 12, 20206 min read

If I Meet My Past Self

She checks her makeup one more time in her wardrobe mirror and smooths down her skirt. It doesn’t look that great, she sighs to herself....

Feb 19, 20204 min read

Too Desi or Not Desi Enough?

The first time I heard the term “third-culture kid” I was in a high school Literature class and I had no idea what it meant and honestly,...