Hi, I'm Aboubakr
writer / teacher / pastry eater
ART
This collection features a combination of personal and experimental pieces.
Writing
Fiction
Short Story: Hybris (under consideration)
Manuscript: "Muzhda", Graphic Novel.
Short Story: The Layover (under consideration)
Non-Fiction
Essay: Cold Coffee (under consideration)
Article: It was never about "the women and girls of Afghanistan"
Editorial: The Afghan-Australian Perspective on ADF War Crimes
Exposé: The Curious Case of Afroz Ali: Fraud, Lies and Spiritual Abuse
Other
Submissions Team, Aurealis Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine (2024)
Panel Facilitator, Sydney Muslim Writers Festival (2024)
Recipient, Comic / Graphic Novel Mentorship, Island Literary Magazine (2023)
Panellist, Sydney Muslim Writers Festival (2022)
Works-in-Progress
Aboubakr is currently working on writing and graphic novel projects.
About
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.Aboubakr is founder of Conduit Muslim Perspectives, Australia's first Muslim arts space, where he runs the Film Club and Writers Group. He is co-founder of the Muslim Writers Index, an international literary resource for publishers, academics and journalists launching in 2025.