First
Poem of My Life(Mohammed El-Gharani ) I came to their land to pursue
an education,
And saw such malice among them.
They surrounded the mosque, weapons drawn,
As if they were in a field of`war.
Half
an Earth Away (Lolita Noronha )
she lives alone,
where clouds hang low below lamp posts,
where monsoons cry in June.
Island
(Story by Sarojini Sahoo )
It was an unusual day. That dew-soaked morning
Arundhati was not alone. Leaving her house,
