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We Once Walked on the Edge of the World is a forthcoming realist novel about displacement, identity, education, destiny, and hope. Some cross borders simply to find a place where they can stay; others weather life’s storms to hold on to a small glimmer of hope. The story explores how ordinary people take responsibility, seek belonging, and keep moving forward amid uncertainty.
Inspired by the novel, songs in Chinese and English bring its stories and emotions into music, capturing the loneliness of displacement, the warmth of human connection, and the determination to keep believing in the future through hardship.
Discover a book through a song.
We Once Walked on the Edge of the World
Knowledge Led Me Through the Darkness
Knowledge Led Me Through the Darkness is a novel in progress that draws on the story of Abraham’s family as a symbolic motif. Moving from the sweep of history into the fate of one family, it follows one person’s search for knowledge and reflections on the past, exploring where we come from and how individual lives intertwine with history.
When homeland and identity offer no certainty, knowledge becomes a glimmer of light—a way to understand the past and find a path forward. Through history and family memory, the novel seeks the roots that connect us, expressing a hope for peace and mutual understanding.
Inspired by this novel, the song “Beneath the Same Tree” expresses a hope for peace and mutual understanding.
The Vegetable Beautician
The Vegetable Beautician is a short story collection in progress. Beginning with everyday life in a supermarket’s produce department, it tells stories of ordinary people’s work and lives.
Inspired by this collection, the songs “The Vegetable Beautician” and “Living with Care” celebrate the dignity of everyday work and the dedication and kindness found in daily life.
Reading & Growth
MALIKA Education & Culture believes that knowledge transcends borders, and reading connects people across cultures.
Through books, reflection, and lifelong learning, we discover new perspectives, grow through experience, and find our own way forward.
Education Programs
At MALIKA Education & Culture , we believe that access to knowledge should not be limited by background or financial circumstances.
Our education programs include free online tutoring, learning support, reading materials, and open learning resources, bringing literature, knowledge, culture, and lifelong learning together.
Creative Collection
Where stories are preserved and memories find warmth.
Inspired by reading, reflection, and hope, MALIKA's creative collection combine meaningful design with cultural value, bringing the joy of reading into everyday life in new and lasting ways.
Our Vision
Knowledge empowers. Hope opens possibilities.
MALIKA believes that the desire to learn should not be limited by circumstance.
Our long-term vision is to make knowledge, learning resources, and educational support more accessible to those whose opportunities may be limited by financial hardship, displacement, or other barriers.
Through reading, open educational resources, independent learning support, and future STEM initiatives, we hope to help more people continue learning, strengthen their confidence, and discover new possibilities for the future.
We hope to begin with what we can genuinely do and allow this vision to grow naturally over time.