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Words from Warsan on our wedding

I got married a little while ago and when it came to choosing a quote to get printed on our … More

first thought after seeing you smile, flaws, poetry, warsan shire, wedding

Not Your Spice Girl

Much of South Asian literature is themed around food – milk and honey, saffron and cinnamon, jalebis and gulab jamuns, … More

heritage, Lahore, london, motherland, Pakistan, parents, poem, poetry, spices, turmeric, woc, womenwriters

Femme Inspiration: Yrsa Daley-Ward

I appreciate that recycling words by other people is what Tumblr is for (isn’t it? I actually don’t understand Tumblr), … More

Bone, Favourite authors, Penguin, poc poets, Poems, poetry, The Guardian, women writers, writers of colour, Yrsa Daley-Ward

Frida Kahlo on being strange

I’ve been obsessed with Frida Kahlo for as long as I can remember and I always want to write about … More

art, Frida Kahlo, poem, poetry, strange

It’s a London Thing

I wrote something recently about the London Bridge terror attacks for MuslimGirl.com, which you can read now. I won’t expand … More

Election, london, London attacks, London Bridge, Oscar Wilde, poetry, quotes, Samuel Johnson, Solidarity, Unity, Yeats

Zubaida’s 1947

Zubaida and the children left their home to discover a new religious refuge Her husband would catch up with her … More

1947, Divide, India, Pakistan, partition, poetry, religion, war, women

To The Women Of My Blood

A perception of South Asian women has lingered That they are inherently submissive, naive, hidden from the world behind dupattas … More

asian women, dedication, diaspora, love, Pakistan, poetry, south asia, strength, tribute, women

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