The sun was going down. Safaa had never called me back. I should go home and rest, but I wanted to pursue this lead. My wounded...
“I don’t know why you’d want to live with all that anger and bitterness!” a woman said in response to a survivor who’d expressed that she...
All praise is due to Allah and may the most perfect salutations be upon His messenger. Today is a day that many people have been waiting...
Today a friend asked, “Ready for Ramadan?” I am never 100% ready but this year I’m not having anxiety (you know the kind when you want...
On the surface, there is little to connect the two books, but if you look past the exterior – what we may realise is that the...
I resolved to be done with Badger. Yes, Amiri was one of my oldest friends. But he was on an express highway to self-destruction, and I...
I was heartened by Badger’s prediction that Safaa and I would reunite. He possessed deep insights. His prognostications always came true, a fact that I could...
It was the winter of 2015 and I was frustrated. Frustrated that I could not achieve my fitness goals, despite the effort I was putting in....
To find Badger - he continually moved from place to place - I’d have to see his mother Chausiku. I dreaded the visit. I had not...
A shaheed? I thought bitterly. Is that what we’re calling it now? Well, Red saved my life, so maybe he was indeed a shaheed. Maybe his...
