by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Syeda Sara Hassan Lahore, Pakistan Strengths in our Difference “We’re not the same,” I hear the words in the anger of another; the building rush of hatred mirroring my fear. Back then I could not find it within myself to ask “why not?” because some instinctual...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Emmanuel Chika Eunice Nigeria Three Pints of Kindness “Ma’am, we need at least three pints of blood to be able to operate on your son,” the doctor told Ahneeka. “Is my son’s blood group not available in the hospital’s blood bank?” Ahneeka...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Surprise Mary Nyagoha Kenya The girl with the afro I grew up in an African setting. Around nature and all that it has to offer. Not the stereotypical setting that most Western countries believe we live in; where we get to chase or be chased by lions while...
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...
