Sohaib Sultan returned to the Sender on Friday April 16th, on the same day that I got news that my uncle —who was doing well in his Covid treatment in a hospital in India– passed away. I was in the produce aisle, picking up coriander for $0.75 and debating whether or not to buy the…
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Alif the (Un) Seen! A Book Review
As the second wave of the pandemic surges around me, I finished reading Willow Wilson’s Alif the Unseen with record speed. It was as if I wanted to escape into a fictional world. The book left an indelible mark on my psyche. Already a fan of Willow Wilson’s comics and Butterfly Mosque, I was blown…
2020 Or the Year of twirling
Covid-19 has turned so much upside down. There has been the usual things — death, loneliness, public health catastrophe, paranoia and anxiety permeating from every pore. My daughter often twirls in the air and collapses from the effort. I feel like that is the metaphor for how we are spinning, so fast, again and again…
Sadia Kalam 