Last Sunday, Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. I remember as the month approached I was worried how I would keep…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
Last Sunday, Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. I remember as the month approached I was worried how I would keep…
The Making of a Pakistani Carpet On my recent visit to Lahore, Pakistan I had the most amazing unanticipated experience – a visit to a…
Happy Birthday Amijan! What does the term “mother” conjure up for you, whether your mother is living or passed on? As I was getting ready…
My city of birth used to be a sleepy fishing village. My mother told me that its streets were washed every morning, with the fresh…
Recently I watched a very interesting movie on Netflix- my go-to place for fantastic programming including a lot of interesting series and especially global content,…
Recently, my uncle Nisar Aryne from Jordan was visiting his son in Connecticut. I called him and told him that I would be visiting my…
I remember attending an event for Zaytuna College recently, and Sheikh Hamza Yusuf saying that American Muslims owe a big debt and apology to black…
As I sat at my dear friend’s Nuzzo and Sajjad Iqbal’s house glued to the TV, my hopes were dashed as state of after state…
What would a book called “Your Best Just Got Better” (Jason Womack) http://www.amazon.com/Your-Best-Just-Got-Better/dp/1118121988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403833254&sr=8-1&keywords=Your+best+just+got+better which I got from a colleague at a Harvard seminar have to…
My father, the late Mohammed Farooq, left us on November 17, 1982, far too early and suddenly for all of us. He was only 57…