Rabia Malik
Rabia Malik is a writer from Lahore. She writes around themes of womanhood, familial bonds and nostalgia. Her work has appeared in The News on Sunday, RIC Journal, The Aleph Review and Fahmidan Journal. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Writing.
On weekends, Sayera would go to the Itwaar Bazaar and shop for the trendiest shoes at the cheapest rates. On weekdays, she’d sacrifice her sleep for project after project. By the time Sayera got into the MFA program at the School of the Art Institute Chicago, her practice had evolved, the themes in her work had become clear and taken a rich shape.
Essay
Amaltas
December swallows Lahore in choking thickets of smog. The city fades into an invisible haze, and its people, teary-eyed and suffocated, retreat into their homes.