sidrah akhtar

Sidrah Akhtar&nbsp;is a 28 year-old Pakistani poet in the UK. She is a teacher, reader, writer and collector of hobbies; she dabbles in painting, photography and martial arts. She has been writing since she was 13, but has only recently begun to showcase her work. She tends to write pieces focused on strong imagery: an encapsulation of one moment, one feeling. order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

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zainab imran

Zainab Imran&nbsp;is a Pakistani poet and writer based in the north-west of England and is currently studying English Literature and runs their university’s Literature Society. Their poetry surrounds the questioning factors of identity, from gender and asexuality to solving the intergenerational trauma of internalised misogyny and racism. order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

I was born half a blessing

tasneem maher

Tasneem Maher&nbsp;is an Arab writer and poet who encourages theatrics and melodrama of any kind. A Best of the Net nominee, her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Vagabond City Lit, Kissing Dynamite, Flypaper Lit, and Jaffat El Aqlam, amongst others. She is also Fiction and Personal Essays Editor at Sumou Mag. She tweets @mythosgal. order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

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rachana kolli

Rachana Kolli&nbsp;is currently learning about how humans work (physically and biochemically) and has always been interested in understanding how humans work (emotionally and metaphorically). When she’s not having a blast as the Fiction Editor of Masalazine, she is organizing her absurdly large Spotify library and resisting the urge to ballroom dance in a pandemic. order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

a free tango lesson

brandon chu

Brandon Chu&nbsp;is a photographer and graphic designer who grew up between Shanghai and Toronto and is currently based in Hong Kong. He is passionate about language, history, and social justice. His writing, in terms of content and delivery, take inspiration from Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and his writings about land, love and self. order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

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manpreet dhindsa

Manpreet Dhindsa&nbsp;is a 24 year old Indian bisexual woman from London, UK. Whilst pursuing a career in singing/songwriting, her other projects touch on navigating being bisexual and Asian. You can watch her in 'Pride and Protest', a documentary produced by Rainbow Films. She is usually found stealing cats in the local neighbourhood, and crying to Avatar Lofi music. order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

my dad died before I could tell him I was bisexual

hasti

hasti&nbsp;is a British-Iranian poet and screenwriter living in South East London. A member of the Ledbury Poetry Critics and the Southbank New Poets Collective, hasti has published poems in The Poetry Review and PERVERSE mag, and runs monthly open mic night Fresh Lip. order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

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sakina abidi

Sakina Abidi&nbsp;is a history and journalism graduate, currently working in editorial in Hong Kong. An Indian Shia, her work touches on home, nostalgia, identity, and the subcontinent. You can find her poetry in&nbsp;Maps For Teeth, The Ideate Review, and The Brown Orient. ﻿order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

jade khan

Jade Khan&nbsp;is a mixed race creative born and raised in London. She is of Bangladeshi, Bajan and Scottish heritage and is passionate about making art in its many forms as well as amplifying the voices of people of colour and diaspora in the UK; for her, these often intersect in important ways. She is currently studying Classics at the University of Oxford. &nbsp;order a copy of the mag for yourself @ zindabadzine.bigcartel.com

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