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Artwork by Sajida Fazal-Chagpar

‘You cannot separate love from God anymore than you can separate water from the ocean.’ A.Helwa This quote literally took…

Four Walls, One Window | Short Story by Nour Salhi

  By Nour Salhi (Edmonton, AB) Day 1 The world seemed to be an endless pit of darkness. There was no telling…

Nurturing an Environment of Thought and Action | Samad Zubairi

  For the last 12 weeks, I have been facilitating a program entitled ‘Read Together. Think Together. Do Together.’ Once…

Lost & Found: A Narrative Memoir | Khunsa Ansari

  In the loud chaos of life, I sometimes walk into the dark room with the bookshelf in the corner.…

Dr. Suleiman Furmli & Yusuf Faqiri | Humans of COVID-19

With the number of positive cases of COVID-19 topping 45,000 in Canada alone (as per the Government of Canada website),…

Samar Saeed | Humans of COVID-19

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) assessed COVID-19 as a pandemic. As per the Government of Canada’s…

Yasir Al-Saffar | Humans of COVID-19

On April 7, 2020, in response to Trudeau’s announcement that Canada will be producing 30,000 ventilators in response to the…

Dr. Ahmed Mian | Humans of COVID-19

Dr. Ahmed Mian is an emergency physician at Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, and is also a parent at…

Personal Pandemic | Poem by Brandi “Sabira”

  As we all sit at home in lockdown we ponder and reflect on this new way of life and…

Guide to the Hereafter | Poem by Laiba Nayeem

  The earth is littered with the ruins of empires that once believed they were eternal. Open excavations lead to…

When in Isolation | Mariam M. Gadala

By Mariam M. Gadala (Calgary, AB) Mariam Gadala holds a Master of Education in Educational Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in…

A Ramadan without Taraweeh | Mariam M. Gadala

  By Mariam M. Gadala (Calgary, AB) Mariam Gadala holds a Master of Education in Educational Administration and a Bachelor of Arts…

Sunset from MacOdrum Library | Photo by Sohaila Ibrahim

By Sohaila Ibrahim (Ottawa, ON)

Rocks | Photo by Sohaila Ibrahim

By Sohaila Ibrahim (Ottawa, ON)

Plant | Photo by Sohaila Ibrahim

By Sohaila Ibrahim (Ottawa, ON)

Carrot Cake Recipe | Eeman Omar

By Eaman Omar (Calgary, AB)