Attention
Two charcoal drawings by Saif Mhaisen depict the artist’s close, curious gaze on both his friend and himself
A Knotty Problem: Politics of My Hair
When cutting your hair is a radical act – Lubnah Ansari unpacks the social paradigms surrounding the politics of female hair in the South Asian context
mina port (abu dhabi, uae)
New in milk & vodka, a poem about a woman walking alone through an Abu Dhabi port.
Wild: A Collage Series
A romp through the playground that encompasses sexuality and the viewer's gaze, a collage series by Shane Allison.
me and hymn
A cynical, rhythmic poem on the expectations placed on women in matters of love.
yellow
Picking apart the loneliness of what it means to be a young woman, a sunflower, in a cold world.
luncheon
Evoking Manet’s famous painting, this poem contemplates the looming male gaze, its interruption upon female dreams and pleasure.