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July/Aug 2020 • Vol. XLII No. 4 |

When They Came for Us

By Samia Ahmed

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Samia Ahmed is from India but now lives in America where she pursues her passion for writing. Her work can be found in Coffin Bell Journal and Indus Woman Writing. Her flash fiction was nominated for Best of the Net Anthology 2019. She has a forthcoming publication in an anthology to be published by Penguin. She has a masters in journalism, believes in breaking stereotypes, and continues to practice that while petting pretty black cats and sipping chai.

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