Maureen Tai

The free #Substack post for March is now available to read! A temple in the hills catches my attention on a sleepless night. Find out what I discover when I seek it out in The Invisible at the link below: maureentai.substack.com/p/the-temple-i…

@faribanawa is an acclaimed journalist, author, speaker, and podcaster whose career spans more than 25 years, bringing powerful, human-driven stories to light from around the world. In a candid conversation Fariba opens up about her groundbreaking work. coffeeandconversations.in/conversations/…

On today's Weekly Features: Maureen Tai bids a reverent farewell to a deity cast away, and Apoorva Shekher shows the lengths one would go to for faith. thehooghlyreview.com/weekly-feature… 1/3

@HooghlyReview @ApoorvaShekher Congrats @ApoorvaShekhar and thank you @HooghlyReview ❤️❤️

Our poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction doors are now open in Submittable. baltimorereview.org

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Dear friends, sharing my new interview with award winning documentary filmmaker and photographer Sonali Devnani - coffeeandconversations.in/conversations/… The Divine Hustle follows three performers — nine-year-old Khushi, legless Gopal, and 27-year-old Abhishek — who survive by embodying Hindu gods in crowded temples and streets. As they navigate poverty, performance, and power, the film reveals the business behind belief, and how blind faith feeds both hope and exploitation. The film held its world premier at the Chicago South Asian film festival in September 2025. ➡️ Watch the trailer attached to the interview.

@ShikhaSLamba Please take care of yourself 🙏

Any guesses where I’m headed!!!

@ShikhaSLamba 😢

Most of my extended family is sick, all the elders especially, and my mum had to be hospitalised for 5 days and is still recovering . Delhi is not a liveable city at all. I cannot for the life of me understand people who live in Delhi & other parts of North India and don’t care about this year after year!!! And all this stupid government wants to do is change the name of the city.

Thank you @PoetryRough UK and editor @CharleyAustin89 for including my poem Anti-Aging in your amazing anthology - 100 Poems for the 21st Century. This cover is stunning and I’m thrilled to share space with amazing poets from around the globe. I’ve shared the poem here. The anthology is now available on Amazon. #shikhaslamba #poetry #poems #antiaging #roughdiamondpoetry #poetrycommunity #anthology #publishedpoem #writingcommunity

Cha @asiancha contributor Maureen Tai @maureentai: "I was in Penang and saw this and thought of Cha." 😍🥰😎

The Usawa Literary Review @usawamag special Matchbox issue - WE ARE HERE - Writings by and about Afghan women is now live. It has truly been an honour to edit and curate this issue that features the voices of thirty seven Afghan women and girls - nineteen of whom live in Afghanistan, four are in exile, nine migrated after the Taliban takeover, and five are from the Afghan diaspora. Among them are authors, activists, artists, a dentist, an ex-ambassador, teachers, university students, small business owners, school students, a film-maker, writers, a paediatrician, an office manager, a mental health professional, a media producer and a magazine editor. My Editor’s Note - usawa.in/matchbox/edito… You can read the full issue here - usawa.in/matchbox/ @sahaysmita @NadiaHashimi @minasharif @faribanawa @SomaiaRamish @eramm_asrar Friends, please share widely.

We are pleased to present 𝐹𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, our poetry special edited by the inimitable Sanjeev Sethi, featuring 95 poems from poets worldwide. Read the issue on Flipbook or download the PDF—all for free on our website: thehooghlyreview.com/issues/fictile…

I review a lovely book about an Afghani family making a new home for themselves in the Netherlands. A tender, emotionally satisfying introduction for middle graders to the refugee experience. Published by @LevineQuerido, MISHKA is a must read 🐇🇦🇫🇳🇱 maureentai.com/2025/10/04/mis…

@CoffeeConMag @impacthk Thank you @CoffeeConMag for publishing the article and amplifying @impacthk ‘s valuable work!

✨Celebrating 500+ Views✨ @MaureenTai for @impacthk A wonderful organization providing invaluable aid to Hong Kong’s homeless population. Read about their Kindness Walks & more. coffeeandconversations.in/conversations/… #hongkong #impactHK

We present to you the list of contributors for FICTILE FEELINGS, our inaugural Poetry Special, edited by Sanjeev Sethi. This stunner drops on October 3. Stay tuned! ✨

@DalrympleWill Oh if only you were in downtown Toronto! Mississauga is tricky for those without a car 😭

Friends in Toronto...

#AfghanistanEarthquake If you can help in any way please do. Tagging the two organizations that I have personally used, who are involved with relief work there - 1. @ASEELApp - they have a special fundraiser for the earthquake victims. 2. @KhalylaHarito ‘s Hope and Kindness Afghanistan. Donation link - gofundme.com/f/esperanza-pa… Please specify for earthquake victims as many initiatives are supported through this gofundme.

We're pleased to reveal the line-up for THE BARE BONES BOOK OF HUMOUR. Expect hauntings, hijackings, funerals, godmen, real estate vultures, jilted lovers, wild chases, nether parts, and more! Releasing in January 2026. Stay tuned. Editor: Ankit Raj Ojha Artist: Prakash Thombre