Our Team

A.R. Arthur
A.R. Arthur is a poet, author, and sociologist who has spent most of his life in Kuwait, jostling between the UK and the Netherlands. Anthony’s writing and reviews have been published over 410 times internationally.
Anthony’s Flash Fiction was shortlisted and received an honorable mention in the 2022 The Dillydoun Flash Fiction Prize Competition. Anthony has 3 published chapbooks titled ‘The Great Northern Journey’ 2020 (Lazy Adventurer Publishing) & ‘Vultures’ 2021 (Roaring Junior Press), a novel ‘The Sands of Change’ 2021 (Alien Buddha Press) and a collection of Sociology Essays titled ‘Ideology, Spontaneity & Hyper Reality: Collected Essays on Globalisation & Postmodernity’.
Anthony’s Chapbook ‘Half Bred’ was the Winner of the 2021 ‘The Poetry Question’ Chapbook contest. Anthony is the founder and Editor in Chief of Fahmidan Publishing & Company Limited and a Senior Poetry Editor at Harbor Review.
Editor-in-Chief

Yasmine Dashti
Yasmine has been part of Fahmidan as Senior Editor since 2020. She has recently completed her MA in English Literature at Cardiff University with research and literary interests in post-coloniality, ghost theory/stories, the Gothic, immigrant stories and literary history.
With a mixed background and ties to both Kuwait and the UK, whilst growing up in Canada, Yasmine strives to engage readers with multicultural stories and create space for those who feel silenced. Her interest in politics, philosophy and literary theory has shaped much of Yasmine’s character as both an individual and an academic.
Managing Editor

Rashna Wadia identifies as a Parsi poet and empath who seeks to connect deeply with the planet. She explores othering and what it means to belong. Her poems have appeared in Terrain.org, Rust & Moth, Catamaran, Salt Hill Journal, and elsewhere. She has received support for her work from VONA/Voices, Open Mouth, and Kenyon Review.
You can find her savoring a cup of green tea or daydreaming in the company of redwoods. She resides in northern California with her husband and two cats.
Rashna Wadia
Poetry Editor

Elijah Steiger has founded himself upon a rather disparate background. An American who grew up in Germany and studied in Amsterdam, Elijah has a background in theater, bartending and sociology. With a genuine passion for both introspection and collaboration, he aims to contribute to the literary world in any meaningful way, even if it further complicates his own narrative.
Elijah Steiger
Prose Editor

Bonita Wileman is a Wales-based fiction writer with roots in both New Zealand and the UK. She has recently completed an MA in Creative Writing at Cardiff University, where she developed a short story collection of strange, saline worlds falling apart at the edges.
Bonita Wileman
Prose Reader & Former Prose Editor

Batol is an Iraqi national born in Germany who has also lived in 6 different countries throughout her life, giving her a diverse perspective. She recently completed her bachelor’s degree in the Netherlands, focusing on various aspects, including economics and politics. From a young age, Batol has been passionate about volunteering and making a positive impact. She is also an avid reader and is a marketing and content strategist.
Batol Al-Hashimy
Marketing & Content Strategist
Our Readers
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Aaliyah André
Aaliyah André is a student at University of Galway pursuing a degree in English and Creative Writing with Classics. Originally from the island of Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies, she is an active member of the society life at UG. Being on the committee of the French society as secretary while actively participating in the Photography Society and African and Caribbean society. While spontaneous and flexible, her art often centers women of color and their experience of the world. She hopes one day to reach the level of Adeline Rapon or the intimacy of Maryse Condé. When she isn’t planning photoshoots or writing poems, she misplaces needles embroidering messy flowers. She previously attended the Gerville Réache Lycée, in which she participated (amongst others) in a project against menstrual insecurity, resulting in her photography appearing in the National news.
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Emily Bryant
Emily Bryant is a recent graduate of English Literature with a passion for writing, editing and research. They have participated in freelance writing and editing projects for Gair Rhydd, Quench Magazine, Chasing Shadows Magazine and LGBTQYMRU and hopes to pursue a long term career in the writing or publishing sector.
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Abu Ibrahim
Abu Ibrahim popularly known as IB is a Nigerian poet whose work has caused tremendous influence and change.
In 2021, he was part of a group of poets who advocated that the Recording Academy make spoken word poetry a standalone category at the Grammys and this led to the birth of the “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album” category in 2022.
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Claire Guo
Claire Guo is a writer based in San Jose, California. Her work has been recognized by the Adroit Prizes in Prose and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and is published or forthcoming in The New York Times, Trampset Magazine, Typishly, The National Poetry Quarterly, Eunoia Review, the Bluefire Magazine, and the Alcott Youth Magazine. She believes all words are meant to take on their own meanings and spiral out of the control of their creators. Outside of writing, you can find her playing tennis, crocheting or collecting fountain pens.
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Drew Payne
Drew Payne (she/her) has a BA in Creative Writing with a minor in journalism from the University of North Texas, where she still resides. Her fiction has been published in Apricity Magazine and her nonfiction in Airplane Reading. She loves going to concerts with her earplugs in or writing with her cat in her lap.
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Johannah Simon
Johannah Simon is a corporate learning strategist by day and (sometime) creative by night. A Midwest GenX multi-genre writer, her tiny pieces have appeared in literary journals, including Stanza Cannon, Micromance, Bending Genres, Paragraph Planet, and Janus Literary. You can find her on X @JohannahWrites, @johannah.bsky.social, and at www.thewritingtype.com.
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N. Sehar
Sehar is a poet, writer, and design student currently residing in Kolkata, India. Her work has been featured in The Hooghly Review, Gulmohur Quarterly, Broken Antler Magazine, Livewire (The Wire), Poems India, The Alipore Post, India Film Project, and Remington Review, among other esteemed publications.
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Wisdom Adediji, NGP xi
Wisdom Adediji, NGP xi, is a Nigerian genre-bending writer. His works have appeared on Icefloe press, Blue press, Weganda review, NND poetrycolumn and elsewhere. His poetry collection, children of the soil, is forthcoming in felis catus press. He currently studies geography at the University of Ibadan and writes from there.
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Dominic Anthony
Dominic Anthony (He/They) is a Black, queer poet with roots in Missouri and Arkansas. They learned the power of words through their grandmother who often said, “you have to be able to name a demon to cast them out”. Here, in the Black southern tradition of prayer, truth-telling, and conjure, is where their poetry is rooted. They attempt to name and bring to light the most human experiences in order to liberate themselves and the reader. You can read their work in publications such as Bible Belt Queers, Flava: Juneteenth Zine, and Beyond Queer Words: Queer Anthology.