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Series Zero Directory

Writing to, and for, our ancestors.
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The Drinking Gourd
soco / go on

soco / go on

ringing mandem down to the saccharine sounds
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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…
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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…
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Nasibah Elmi
Grace

Grace

The story
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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.
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Muna Mohamed
Reimagining, Timbuktu

Reimagining, Timbuktu

I want to go back,
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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.
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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…
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Tareek Leonard
About The Drinking Gourd

About The Drinking Gourd

Salaam alaikum
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