by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Umaima Baig Pakistan Don’t Bring A Gun To A Kite Fight The Summer of Fourth Grade, I was shot at, with the bullet grazing my hand. It was the day of Basant, a now banned holiday in Pakistan. The sole purpose was to enjoy the day flying kites and have a...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Emaan Aqil Abbasi Lahore, Pakistan Unspoken Connection The silence of the afternoon was punctuated by sniffles. Our school was barely visible between the branches of the oak as we grieved the loss of our pluckiest. I shuddered at the thought of how close it had...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Japheth Ayiekow Nairobbi, Kenya If we don’t teach them, then who will? Sex should be done and enjoyed in privacy, I agree. In African homes and specifically in the majority of Kenyan homes, sex is viewed as a taboo subject that can’t be discussed inside...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Dilon Bhana South Africa My Grey Skin Nobody ever told me that when you walk around with your eyes closed, it’s easier to see people. An intonation of their voice or a whiff of their accent. Their language might take you back a generation or two, but you will...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Shannan Browne South Africa We see differently As a woman who has taught in classrooms around the world, I have learned a truth: We see differently. In Taiwan, I was teaching a class in a city and a cockroach decided to venture out and scuttle across my...
