Last evening, as I sat down to break fast (iftari) at the beautifully laid out table at Fauzia Syed’s house, next to our children and…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
Last evening, as I sat down to break fast (iftari) at the beautifully laid out table at Fauzia Syed’s house, next to our children and…
It is said that the first 10 days of Ramadan are about mercy, and the second ten days are about forgiveness. As we started this…
When I worked in corporate America (for forty years), I used to be afraid of the month of Ramadan, and could not wait for it…
Despite the cool weather, spring is in the air. It is more a feeling than the physical temperature. As we witness the change in nature…
A few days ago yet another horrible hate incident ended in the senseless deaths of 6 Asian Americans and 2 others in Atlanta, Georgia. And…
While I was sick with reaction to vaccine number 2, I picked up “Homeland Elegies- A Novel” by Ayad Akhtar and could not put it…
Today is International Women’s Day, and women around the world are celebrating their progress so far and the successes they have achieved. Most of us…
Every Saturday I feel so lucky to be able to listen to the beautiful zikr performed at Jerrahi Mosque and broadcast on YouTube. The zikr…
Recently I watched the online premiere of the documentary “Reunited States of America” made by executive producers Van Jones and Meghan McCain. The premiere featured…
One year ago, we started to hear about the novel Coronavirus, and we still did not know how deadly and global it would be. Little…