Awmeo Azad, Author at The Michigan Daily

Digital illustration of a triad of the shoreline with the word "goodbye" fading over time.

My dying words

by Awmeo Azad September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

In the summer of 1971, Syed Abul Barq Alvi sits on the dirty, damp floor of a martial-law court. Next door, his friends have needles shoved into their fingers and cigarettes burned on their bodies. Soon, Alvi will endure the same. For years, the Pakistani military has suppressed the Bengali government in East Pakistan, forbidding […]

A statue surrounded by visitors in a museum. The statue is broken apart in mid air, leaving its heart exposed. The illustration is done in a simple, abstract style.

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Objectifying love

by Awmeo Azad August 1, 2023August 8, 2023

An album cover wrapped in plastic, which depicts a valentine’s-themed spread: with a heart-shaped box of chocolates, a teddy bear, and a bouquet filled with pencils, pens, and markers instead of flowers. The arrangement is drawn in a simple and cartoonish style, with a pink background.

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A love affair with English

by Awmeo Azad July 5, 2023July 5, 2023