#jadidists

[muslimah-in-academia]

I've been hit by a sudden stroke of inspiration, so here's some more Muslim dark academia aesthetics:

Drawing the curtains at dusk and lighting oud incense all over the house

Inhaling the scent of jasmine in a moonlit garden while waiting for the mehendi to dry

Discarding Camus for Fanon and debating fiercely about the Algerian independence movement

Reading up on the Jadidists

Dreaming up scenarios of leading new revolutions to unite the ummah

Letting the chilled droplets of Roohafza fall onto a fresh page of Arabic calligraphy

Sketching the courtyard design of the Alhambra and dreaming of birds singing under long-gone orange trees.

Reading up on Islamic influences in the works of Borges.