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Zakiya loves to write, to think, to imagine and to share stories. While she is still figuring out her voice, please feel free to enjoy a collection of her works, ranging from poetry to stories to articles to a load of barely coherent rambling. Make yourself at home and ENJOY!
Dedicated to my grandmother. --- These hands, these wrinkled hands, They tell a story. A story of a young girl,...
Ruby lips capture his gaze, Blush pink cheeks set his passion ablaze, But the honeymoon period soon fades to grey,...
Sometimes I get a whiff of a scent, Like a warm embrace, it envelopes me, It takes me back to...
Darkness descended where the sun once shone, The love he once held for her had gone. The eyes that were...
A bulldozer charged straight through my heart, Seeing my love suffering from addiction, Like Basquiat, he was a damaged work...
My phone pings. I pick it up and open messages. One word. “Kunefe?” My eyes light up immediately. “YES”, I...
Kalimah is a platform created to empower Muslim women and amplify their voices through creative writing and more. We publish original works of any genre by Muslim women. While Kalimah is an unapologetically Muslim space, we also accept submissions from women of other marginalised communities, as long as it adheres to our guidelines which can be found HERE.
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