Welcome to Malta! Inspired by the vivid descriptions of Malta in the preface of my first travel book, Musafaton by Altaf Shaikh, my friends—Sunil Lohano, Jibran Baladi, Vickey Wadhwani—and I decided to visit this fascinating country. Malta is a place you could visit time and again. Jibran had even booked the flight tickets, but
Overindulgence in anything can be destructive. True strength lies in knowing your limits and valuing those who depend on you
By Abdullah Usman Morai
In a small, forgotten village tucked away from the bustle of the world, lived a man named Rafiq. Life had never been kind to him. Years of hardship had chipped away at his dreams, leaving
Sea
The holy dawn was rising over the sea.
The sea is wondrous, ancient, eternal, wise…
The sea is the tears of brides,
The sea is the avengers, the terrible guardian.
The sea knows the answers, the sea hearts the questions,
In the sea the tears are salty, in the sea the legs are bare.
You listen to the
WHEN LOVE DISAPPEARS
And that trace that is no longer persistent
I still remember those times
When love was persistent
In ourselves when it least challenges
I know that meaning is what I seek
And that person can only be you
Because every hope of mine is a part of the soul
That must not be lightly trampled
Alexandra Ochirova, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is one of the most significant voices in contemporary Russian poetry. Her Chinese poetry collection, Russian Cosmism (translated from English to Chinese), was published by The Earth Culture Press in March 2025.
The back cover features her poem The Universal Bell Is Bringing,
