By Sameer RaoColorlinesJune 19th, 2015 Sometimes, in the immediate aftermath of a brutal tragedy like Wednesday’s massacre of nine black…
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Love poems in the age of Islamophobia— The Poetry of Akbar Ahmed
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Suspended Somewhere Between on Writers’ Hub
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Suspended Somewhere Between: A Review
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Suspended Somewhere Between: A Review
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Suspended Somewhere Between in The American Bazaar
By David KeplingerThe American BazaarDecember 20, 2012 At their best Ahmed’s poems realign the reader towards love, even forgiveness, through…