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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Mystery Girl
I was always taught that a classy lady kept her privacy But no one ever told me she could deprive a life…
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Resplendent Glory
Hoist that flag up higher, stretching your pride as high up as the sky. A flag of a country repressed under a…
SAMIA MAJID
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Dear Anthony,
Everything’s about to change And for the what feels like the trillionth time I say, “I hope for the better” But this…
LIFE
Breaking The Silence
When I first saw you experience anxiety and depression, you could not name it. Maybe you thought if you didn’t talk about…
BEENA LAD
POLITICS
Once Again, Freedom Of Religion Triumphs In South Africa
Whilst South Africa maybe going through challenging times due to its deteriorating economy, crime statistics at an all-time high, and a possible…
MOHAMMED ARAI
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
I Am A Teenager
Sometimes I swear you only get the half about me, Sometimes you get what’s really bothering me… Sometimes, I don’t know, you…
SIPHUMELELE NONGWENDE
LIFE
I Lied.
Not so many years ago, I remember I was a curious young one who saw others do what they wanted to do…
SIPHUMELELE NONGWENDE
CULTURE
Homecoming, Again.
(Featured Image: Minaret overlooking our neighborhood) I only stayed for 2 weeks. I distinctly remember booking the tickets and breathing a sigh…
SAMIA MAJID
UNCATEGORIZED
The Indian Education System: What’s Wrong and What Needs To Be Done
India has managed to create quite a few well-renowned and successful doctors, engineers, artists, and scientists. And that would possibly imply that…
ANEESHA SARAN
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
You’re Not Who You Thought You Were
Years of hiding you have been I wonder why If only you were to take into consideration where you would’ve been Had…
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Why
Why do you stay awake late into the night? Why do you drink until you lose your clear sight? Why not try…
KADEN MILES
EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
A PSA: Combating Ignorance in a Divisive World
I find that being an intersectional feminist in the real world is exceptionally difficult because you can’t correct every racial slur and…
LIVANYA GRAMONEY

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