by Rohana Edalur | Jul 14, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Margaret Chinaza Nigeria Glimpses of Black and White I recall that particular day, flashes of burning flesh and the thick smell of iron in the blood that was spilled on the brown sand. That day Mother dressed so well, so sure today would be her biggest...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 14, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Ansila Ummer UAE The new teacher “Aren’t you the one who applied in the angels school?” asked a lady in a blue tee and jeans. She probably looked like she was from the Philippines. She, along with some others, were cleaning off the mud from playing in the...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 14, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Oluwatoyosi Kehinde Sokeye Lagos, Nigeria Tradition should be appreciated not forced I wonder why tradition is being forced upon us. I know our elders and parents see it as a way of keeping the lineage, but something that should be taught in a way that we -the...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 14, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Anushka Unknown Inauguration Numerous international leaders attended the inauguration because it was an autumn day for the people of South Africa. They have gotten freedom from restriction and deprivation. They are now free, no longer treated differently or...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 14, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Nancy Ouma Kenya When Lagos and Nairobi Collide It was a good day, one of those beautiful sunny afternoons. And he was just sitting there, on a bar stool, eating his lunch quietly. He looked unsettled, like something was bothering him, like he was quite out of...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 14, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Tushar Abdullah Dhaka, Bangladesh Keep Smiling “Keep smiling!” The doctor said to the patient, “you have tea, coffee, wine, cigarettes. What to eat?” The patient smiles shyly and says: “Don’t stay, doctor, it doesn’t take anything, I have eaten from...
