Creole Van Cabo: Fashion as Storytelling
Gordyn Lifting the curtain. Feet on the soil. Wind in our hair. Spices in our blood. Songs from ashore. We came here from different seas. And now, we are Creole. -Rizqah
The Sacred Moon and The Sacred Month
As the month of Ramadhaan comes to an end, I am reminded of a conversation over coffee with a dear friend and she was telling me about where she drew her Divinity from, “The Moon,”
Who is Rizwan?
Many of us, especially young Muslims of Colour in my generation, regardless of where we find ourselves geographically, have been following British actor Riz Ahmed’s journey from the time of its inception. Be it through
The Last Visit
The Last Visit A short story and photo series by Shameelah Khan For my late grandfather. Papa Your skin bent Under the weight of the moon Managing to make water the shape of its shadow
The Archive
I try to find my mother Over the years Searching In the archives Of love and loss digesting memory An uncomfortable silence That shapes My body Her body Sometimes, she was her Other times, I
Ellevate Yourself Workshop by McWilliams & Company
Fadia Williams, facilitator of the Ellevate Yourself, Ellevate Your Business workshop, asked a participant, “What would you do if I gave you R200?” and the participant replied, “Get food.” Another woman was asked, “what about
Hysteria
Bismillah. Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the Resurrection were established upon one of you while he has in his hand a sapling, then let
A Year of Loss
In 2020, I want to find things again… Things like my memory My mother And you. Every time I am in the shower, I end up counting the amount of hair I lose. I
The sun is there for your skin
The sun is there for your skin And the moon for the intimacies of your body And the rain for the qualms in your heart And the Earth for the healing of your past And