first person
Ranging from emotive personal essays to rich creative non-fiction, this section seeks to tell colourful first person perspective stories.
Post-lockdown, I’ve rediscovered domestic intimacy in unexpected ways
Swipe Left: dating inside and outside Muslim, Syrian and refugee boxes
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New year, new reasons why I won’t focus on losing weight
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I thought sex parties would free my sexuality. The reality was more dystopian than utopian
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Against the binary: Reconnecting to Islam as a trans person
Encountering my grandma’s ghost allowed me to grieve her absence
How interior design brings comfort to the depths of my chronic illness
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How growing up with Islamophobia shaped my faith
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I didn’t receive justice when I was assaulted in Qatar. This year’s World Cup has reopened painful memories
How Sylvia Rivera paved the way for trans revolution
Swipe Left: The lessons I learned from a painful first breakup
