The Last goodbye

The Last goodbye

Sidra Pakistan The Last goodbye   This is a story of a young girl Hira and young boy David. Who met with each other on a flight. Both belong to different religions, cultures and countries but still both fell in true love with each other. Both realized in their...
The Horrors of Tribalism

The Horrors of Tribalism

Lucy Mwelu Kenya The Horrors of Tribalism   There is a certain seduction in graduating. The degree in your hand is a leeway to incredible wealth. Finally, years of immersing my feet into chilling water to study would pay off, or so I thought.   In my...
From a boat to an island of hope

From a boat to an island of hope

Jonathan Lam Jackson Heights, NY, United States From a boat to an island of hope   A boat from Vietnam floats in the sea, as a mother cramped on the boat holds her kids waiting for help. Eventually, the boat lands in Malaysia, where the mother and her kids will...
‘Twas the Voice of the Migrant

‘Twas the Voice of the Migrant

Josef Wolanczyk Canada ‘Twas the Voice of the Migrant   ‘Twas the voice of the migrant, I once heard them speak— Just once, for you see, They were awfully meek.   Oh, not without trying To master their fear, And what fears they had conquered To make it to...
A married girl

A married girl

Khadija Noor Mehal Lahore A married girl   This society I belong to, expects a girl to get married young and tender,with no relations to her family or pursuit of dreams. She becomes an object of the husband’s family, expected to serve like a slave. An educated...
Defying the norms

Defying the norms

Anonymous Kenya Defying the norms   The hills protruded to block the light, after doing my form four exam. In our tribe, girls were seen as birds, birds that will fly one day to their matrimonial home. Girls were never counted as the heritage of the family, boys...