Aboubakr Daqiq
writer / teacher / pastry eater
Aboubakr Daqiq is a writer based in Sydney, Australia. He is a Psychology graduate with a Master of Teaching and a background in Law, English, Arabic and Islamic Studies. Aboubakr is a Muslim Australian of Afghan heritage and founder of Conduit Muslim Perspectives, Australia's first Muslim arts space. He is co-founder of the Muslim Writers Index, an international literary resource for publishers, academics and journalists.
Aboubakr is currently working on writing and graphic novel projects. His other work is listed below:
Fiction
Hybris | Short Story
The Layover | Short Story
Muzhda | Graphic Novel Manuscript
Cold Coffee | Island Magazine
"...In Exile" | Personal Essay
It was never about "the women and girls of Afghanistan" | Article
The Afghan-Australian Perspective on ADF War Crimes | Editorial
The Curious Case of Afroz Ali: Fraud, Lies and Spiritual Abuse | Exposé
⤷ referenced in S. A. Whyte (2024), 'Islamic Religious Authority in a Modern Age', Palgrave Macmillan.
⤷ referenced in W. Quisay (2023), 'Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West', Edinburgh University Press.
Submissions Team | Aurealis Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine (2024).
Recipient | Comic / Graphic Novel Mentorship, Island Magazine (2023).
Panellist | Sydney Muslim Writers Festival (2022), (2024).