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Pyro Fatma Sumaiti She felt this rage inside of her. This desire to burn her surroundings stretched to her skin. She closed her eyes as she felt a spark at her center; a spark that aspired to rupture. As she curled her fingers, the fever took over her existence. The spark turned into flames that sailed through her streams.They reached her hands. She opened her eyes, let go of her fist, and pushed the wrath out of her soul. The fire twirled around her. It embraced her with vigor and certainty. She is strong now. She is a vibrant flame. A woman with vehemence. 69
A Tweet for Prayer Mubarak Al-Mutairi The call to prayer rings loud, reverberating throughout asphalt avenues flanked by glass and concrete. It is Saturday, a secular Sabbath, and few, save for the faithful, are awake at this hour. I find it hard to believe, as I sit writing this in the heart of our young city, that less than a century ago none of what surrounded me existed. I wonder if they knew the extent of what oil would bring. Did they foresee the opportunities and the pitfalls that lay before them? Or was it just another source of wealth to be harnessed, with little thought to what would occur? The second call to prayer rings loud, interrupting my flow of consciousness; it is followed by the echoing of its kin. A few cars drive by, a man appears from around a corner, and as I return to my musing, I am struck with a peculiar thought: there lie many similarities between oil and digital information. Less than twenty years ago, Kuwait was a digitally barren land, with not even an internet provider, but now it is awash with every manner of digital media and platform. Digital information has become the new oil, and the extent of its reach is unimaginable, and it will change our society in ways that we have yet to understand. The final call to prayer thunders throughout the city sky. The cars increase in volume, more men and few women appear. I receive a Twitter notification, reminding me that it is time to pray. 70
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American University of Kuwait Art &
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Editorial Board Members Alla Abd al
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HOW TO SUBMIT Would you like to sub
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Contributors AbdulRahman Al-Shaheen
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Gholam Reza Vatandoust is currently
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Nur Soliman graduated from AUK in 2
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Contents ENGLISH POETRY The Aftersh
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To Walk with Them, Isha Haider Toge
Page 17 and 18: Gesicht, Sarah Ahmad Girl With a Fi
Page 20 and 21: English Poetry & Prose 21
Page 22 and 23: And Life Goes On Michael Aristidou
Page 24 and 25: Autumn Leaves Yousef Nayef The voic
Page 26 and 27: Before the Battle Nader Abdullah Ou
Page 28 and 29: Confessions Ayat Al-Bloushi The wor
Page 30 and 31: Contemplation Yousef Nayef 100 shap
Page 32 and 33: Distant Land Noura Al-Hulaibi In a
Page 34 and 35: Faithful Friends AbdulRahman Al-Sha
Page 36 and 37: Guilt Isha Haider Deaths, inadverte
Page 38 and 39: Here Ghaidaa Mohammad To live in a
Page 40 and 41: Killer Fatma Sumaiti Creep into my
Page 42 and 43: Porcelain Doll Helene Neaman My por
Page 44 and 45: A Response to Lola Haskins’ “To
Page 46 and 47: Returning Home Old James McDougall
Page 48 and 49: Spring Morning Noura Al-Hulaibi Spr
Page 50 and 51: My thoughts started racing; Could i
Page 52 and 53: That’s “It” Nur Soliman Goodb
Page 54 and 55: Together Yousef Nayef Let’s dream
Page 56 and 57: Wishing Stars Noura Al Hulaibi Dear
Page 58 and 59: English Prose 59
Page 60 and 61: Being Romantic Yousef Maged Nayef A
Page 62 and 63: He closed the book, put it away and
Page 64 and 65: green tea, and the philosophical de
Page 66 and 67: “Scarcely can I perceive the colo
Page 70 and 71: Visiting the Book Fair in Wonderlan
Page 72: This is the real magic of Wonderlan
Page 75 and 76: A Life Worth Lived (Andrzej Dragan
Page 77 and 78: Angry Birds Hawraa Bouhamad 78
Page 79 and 80: بعلبك،‏ انا سخرة ع
Page 81 and 82: Chalet Nights Anwar Behbehani 82
Page 83 and 84: Constructions Humam Shabani 84
Page 85 and 86: Development? Sadeq Abul 86
Page 87 and 88: Fontana, Piazza Navona, Roma, 2009
Page 89 and 90: Fermenting Kimchi Nagan Korea Willi
Page 91 and 92: Fountain of Youth Ghalya Al Dhafiri
Page 93 and 94: Girl With a Fisheye Shaha Khaddah 9
Page 95 and 96: Keep going Humam Shabani 96
Page 97 and 98: My Side of The Story Sarah Ahmad 98
Page 99 and 100: Peaceful beach Wafaa Husaini 100
Page 101 and 102: Pointilism Portrait of my Grandfath
Page 103 and 104: Ramadhan Tranquility Anwar Behbehan
Page 105 and 106: Self Disgrace Afnan Abdullah 106
Page 107 and 108: Startrails Sadeq ABul 108
Page 109 and 110: Talks of the old Villagers Dana Ism
Page 111 and 112: The Road Hawraa Bouhamad 112
Page 113 and 114: Tortias 2 Scott Berlin 114
Page 115 and 116: Under the Bridge Humam Shabani 116
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الممثل الدبدوب مكا
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‏]يخرج الطيب من الم
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فنجان قهوة!‏ بقلم م
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اليد المرتجفة ‏)مس
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16 النثر العربي
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14 واليوم...‏ اآلن...
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سأعود طفال بقلم يوس
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١ هنا البحور تجلت،
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النثر 17 18 19 20 21 25 أخي
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األعمال تسليم كيفي
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رسالة من رئيس التحر
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ريفيو اجلامعة االم
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