One crisp autumn morning, as fallen leaves crunched under his feet, David pursed his lips to whistle his favorite melody. But something was wrong. The sound came out faint and broken, not the clear, bright tune he was accustomed to
A Short Story from Sweden, based on a true event
By Abdullah Usman Morai
Every morning, David took his
On a warm Ramadan evening, despite the cool breeze, and on the banks of the Nile, Egyptian-French artist Abdel-Razek Okasha hosted an iftar at Darna Museum. The event was attended by a distinguished group of writers, artists, academics, and media professionals. The evening concluded with a special tribute to poet, novelist, and translator
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,
Sixteen-year-old Muskaan, a Christian girl from Sindh, was kidnapped, raped, and forcibly converted to Islam. After nine months in captivity, she escaped
Naeem Sahoutara
Sixteen-year-old Muskaan bursts into cheerful laughter, as she sings hymns during a Christmas party in a shelter home in Karachi.
The Catholic Christian teenager,
For you
I’ll write like primeval oceans
Hung with swollen voices
That are not from the future
Or the past or the present…
Stephen A. Rozwenc, an American expat poet who resides in Thailand, shares his poem
Stephen A. Rozwenc is an American expat poet who resides in Thailand. He has published 6 collections of
