Trilling Water
Trilling Water Knowing nothing of the comings and goings the doors and points of departure knowing nothing of You except what You willed we would recite knowing only about myself what You have revealed
Trilling Water Knowing nothing of the comings and goings the doors and points of departure knowing nothing of You except what You willed we would recite knowing only about myself what You have revealed
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
Home I've heard it many times in their stares. Go home! go home! Go back where you came from! I ask myself, isn't this my home? But… is it really? Do I have
Ramadan in Art and Literature: From Ramazaniye to Ramy The observance of Ramadan marks a significant time in the calendars of Muslims around the world who welcome it as a month of increased worship and
My earliest memories of Ramzaan are from around three years old in Bradford. Our parents would feed us, put us to bed and then go back downstairs! We didn't really know why and opening roza
Reborn They asked me why I changed my hair and got rid of all my old clothes. As I tie the strings to my silk dress, I smile and say I'm being reborn again.
Layla owned one medium-sized pot, which she used to cook absolutely everything. Not because she didn’t have any other pots – there were a range of other sizes, colours and brands stacked haphazardly onto the
In your heart are a thousand lost valleys some washed through with rivers some old bone dry rusted as a sunset in your heart are a thousand deep sea caves phosphorescent, haunted by the unclassified,
In 2020, Muslims around the world celebrated their annual Eid-ul-Fitr festival in an uncommon way due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In contrast to the normal communal festive celebrations with many friends and family, Eid was
These photographs form an ongoing investigation into the relationship between death and spirituality in the Muslim Cape. The first point of reference are the kramats, wherein are buried Muslim saints - known as 'awliyah'. Dotted around