Aboubakr Daqiq
writer / teacher / pastry eater
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 the founder of Conduit Muslim Perspectives, co-founder of the Muslim Writers Index, and editor-in-chief of Australia’s First Muslim Literary Journal. He is a Muslim Australian of Afghan heritage.
WRITING
Aboubakr is currently working on literary and graphic novel projects. His other work is listed below:
Fiction
Short Story: Hybris
Short Story: The Stopover
Manuscript: Muzhda (Graphic Novel)
Creative Nonfiction
Personal Essay: "...In Exile"
General Non-Fiction
Article: It was never about "the women and girls of Afghanistan" |
Article: The Afghan-Australian Perspective on ADF War Crimes |
Exposé: The Curious Case of Afroz Ali: Fraud, Lies and Spiritual Abuse |
⤷ 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.
Other
Editor-in-Chief, Conduit Muslim Literary Journal (2026).
Consultant, Strategy, Programming, and Artistic Direction. Sydney Muslim Writers Festival (2020–2026).
Submissions Team, Aurealis Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine (2024).
Recipient, Comic and Graphic Novel Mentorship. Island Magazine (2023).