ABOUT

Inksight is a biannual literary magazine created by the students of the Department of English at the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI). It serves as a space where young writers, poets, and artists can express the plurality of their experiences-personal, cultural, and intellectual-through creative and critical forms.

Rooted in the university’s diverse academic and cultural community, Inksight celebrates the multiplicity of voices that make up its student body. The magazine seeks to nurture originality, thoughtful expression, and artistic rigor, while simultaneously offering an editorial platform to its students that refines emerging talent through collaboration and mentorship.

Vision

Inksight’s vision is to create a digital space primarily for the multicultural body of students at the Department of English at IIUI, reflecting diversity both in international terms as well as from within Pakistan. Inksight foregrounds the global positionalities and decolonial perspectives of the students by providing them with a platform to showcase their diverse voices and expressions in literature, language, and art. This vision is supported by the mission to read and represent all that life offers.

As a magazine by the students and for the students, Inksight seeks to educate and entertain its readers while maintaining the integrity of content and adhering to contemporary aesthetic trends and global standards of taste. The magazine welcomes a multitude of generic forms, including short stories, poetry, essays, criticism, reviews, interviews, and art displays. At the heart of Inksight are two significant aims. Firstly, it provides emerging writers with a platform that recognizes their creative potential and polishes their writing skills through a helpful albeit intensive editorial process. Secondly, the magazine curates a space where readers can engage with insightful and inspiring creative content, encouraging the praxis of pluriversality.