Always challenging the norms I called my youngest maternal aunt on her birthday. She is almost 90 now, and thankfully still independent. Her son and…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
Category: Pakistan
A delicacy made up of strange combinations Food as Language Our samdhis (son’s in-laws) love to host friends for small dinners with specialty food. This…
I remember in the 90’s the American Muslim Alliance NJ Chapter was invited to meet the relatively new politician Imran Khan at the Waldorf Astoria…
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…
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…
Last evening, a group of us went together to Asia Society in New York City to hear Imran Khan the Prime Minister of Pakistan. As…
On Sunday evening we had just returned from a fabulous family weekend at Reza and Amna’s house, when my friend Nuzzo texted me that Imran…
Last night Shahid and I were guests of Javaid Syed at his table for a fundraiser for Karwan-e-Ilm (www.karawaneilm.org which translates to Caravan of Knowledge), a non-profit…
I remember my husband’s Greek-American sister-in-law – Lea Ahmed – commenting how Pakistanis love to break out into singing at any gathering- no excuse needed.…