Volume 67 Issue 2

Honouring our past and ensuring our future The recent onslaught of genocide in Gaza stemming from the events of October 7, 2023 came as a shock to many. Unlike previous ethnic cleansing attempts, such as Israel’s 2014 attacks on Gaza or the Sabra and Shatila massacres of the Lebanese Civil War, Palestinians now have social

Content Warning: Violence + Warfare click, ma’s cooking up a storm today. you can feel it: the rumble of the pots, the pans. her lightning-hands, quick as she slices, she simmers, she sizzles. she adds a dash of cumin, a lump of ginger. some cardamom. some more star anise. afterwards, she’ll plunge a hunk of

Rain pelts heavy on my roofAnd though I was aloof to the vapor in the early day, it did riseLike an assault, the rain roared through my windows, making drum beats overheadI spend a moment afraidAs if the rain were a raidBut then I remember unlike raids, this rain brings lifeI wonder what flowers will

What do you do when the world is in flames?Do you sit there and cry or do you run for your life?When the winds pick upNot from Mother Nature herselfBut the planes that circle above your head,Planning your death as you sleep in your bed. What do you do when your brother’s been killed?Do you