Sign inGet started
Degrowing the Future

Degrowing the Future

Part One of The Drinking Gourd’s Afrofuturism roundtable series.
Go to the profile of Vanessa Taylor
Vanessa Taylor
Open Letter To Love

Open Letter To Love

To Sudan, to my land, to 2011 and the brown eyed boy where it all began.
Go to the profile of Dinan Alasad
Dinan Alasad
Proud Maryaam

Proud Maryaam

My inception was poetic, with Aunt Maryaam at the helm.
Go to the profile of Kamila Ahmad
Kamila Ahmad
Series Zero Directory

Series Zero Directory

Writing to, and for, our ancestors.
Go to the profile of The Drinking Gourd
The Drinking Gourd
soco / go on

soco / go on

ringing mandem down to the saccharine sounds
Go to the profile of sun
sun
The Fabric Of Our Identity

The Fabric Of Our Identity

She didn’t feel all that great — that much I gathered on that August morning. She was complaining of a dull chest ache: slow and pressing…
Go to the profile of Nasteho Ali
Nasteho Ali
Who Gets To Be An Ancestor In A World Failing To Adapt To Climate Change?

Who Gets To Be An Ancestor In A World Failing To Adapt To Climate C...

As Muslims, we have a responsibility to not only protect all other living creatures on this planet but to reconsider any people-centric…
Go to the profile of Nasibah Elmi
Nasibah Elmi
Grace

Grace

The story
Go to the profile of Zeena Mubarak
Zeena Mubarak
To Mother a Library

To Mother a Library

There is no library card to access trauma, but there is always room for a trigger when you don’t know which book could be the gun.
Go to the profile of Muna Mohamed
Muna Mohamed
Reimagining, Timbuktu

Reimagining, Timbuktu

I want to go back,
Go to the profile of Sadiyah Bashir
Sadiyah Bashir
The Salt of My Womb Water

The Salt of My Womb Water

All my friendships are love letters and only you forgive me.
Go to the profile of nima hussein
nima hussein
Submit to The Drinking Gourd

Submit to The Drinking Gourd

The Drinking Gourd (TDG) publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction by Black Muslim writers. Writers are free to experiment within…
Go to the profile of Tareek Leonard
Tareek Leonard
About The Drinking Gourd

About The Drinking Gourd

Salaam alaikum
Go to the profile of The Drinking Gourd
The Drinking Gourd
About The Drinking GourdLatest StoriesArchiveAbout MediumTermsPrivacy