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The Siege of Trenches

By M.A Iliasu Upon pregnable of regionsCovered by flat desert albeit mountainousFlowered by lonely date Trees.Feared pregnable people an army of trusteesDriven by valor albeit confusedOf lowly hypocrites.Under a fierce watch of impregnable of menTrustworthy Arab equipped with prophecyThe intermediary of Almighty’s message. Arrived the people of medieval fraudStinking of sin sounding their drumsIn tens […]

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The One in Plain Garments

By Marhaba Rashid … She is a mystery The one veiled in plain garments Who never lets their gaze trespass A strange figure she is, they say, A remnant of a medieval past. How unfathomable for a modern age That she wears backwardness for her coronet Whispers get louder, curious eyes stare It’s an abhorrent, […]

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Qur’an

By Woli Kafilah How could I have stayed awayfor this long and not knowthat I need you so muchjust one letter from manyand my tears fall like rainjust hearing your melodymy heart slumps into your graceunease has got me like easewith a grip tighter than a lion’s leash So I slip into your bookhoping it’s […]

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