Recently I was at a dinner for a pre-Ramadan food and music fest. It was fabulous and fun, and reassuring to be in a large…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
Category: American Muslims
After years of COVID quarantine and public quiet, people are yearning to resume the normal activities of life, both as families and as communities. One…
As Ramadan ended, we started preparing for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, marked by beautiful family gatherings and friends’ gatherings. We hosted our family yesterday, and enjoyed seeing…
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…
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…
In the spring, when the first wave of the COVID19 virus slammed the globe to a halt, we had some hopes that it would be…
Our group of friends had a COVID era outing to celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day which was on August 14. We all wore a touch of…
Eid is the end of Ramadan. It is a three-day feast of celebrations following a month of fasting. Just like Ramadan, Eid in COVID was…
Recently I was featured on the cover of Autumn Years magazine to represent the diversity of our wonderful Bergen County in our beloved state of…
These days we hear about so much destruction around us, whether it is in faraway occupied Kashmir or our next-door Walmart or church or synagogue.…