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Month: December 2019

prose// seasonal produce

December 15, 2019 / Mona Hagmagid / Leave a comment

These days, winter comes angrily. Or maybe not. I project onto the weather sometimes, you know. Am I an onion? Strange question, I know. Obvious answers are evident, but who could possibly be that interested in the obvious?! I've thought about onions a lot. Vegetables that peel away, layer after layer, until there is nothing … Continue reading prose// seasonal produce

poetry// distance(d)

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 / Mona Hagmagid / Leave a comment

I want things I do not deserve. how awful to be choked by your own idle and uncertain hands? Maybe that is the punishment: longing with no reciprocity. it is impossible to know the dead the way I need to-- so take me to Medina! I just want to taste it for a moment, (what … Continue reading poetry// distance(d)

About the Author//

Mona Hagmagid is a Sudanese and Afro-American woman from Northern Virginia. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in American Studies at the University of Michigan focusing on the history of American Muslims. She writes, reads, and thinks often and so she decided to make room for to share it here on DoD. Please do drop a comment and she’ll get back to you as soon as she can!

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Peace and Blessing be upon you and welcome to Daughter of Diaspora! Thank you so much for stopping by. Your time is so greatly appreciated. :)

Anyone who wishes to be a guest of this site is more than welcome to visit and stay a while. I hope that wherever you are that you are blessed with patience, gratitude, and steadfastness as you continue along your own journey, whatever that may be.

Marhaban bikum,

Mona

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