Only desis would drive 10 hours to eat mangoes! My husband and I drove back from Toronto last weekend, having gone on a Mangomania trip…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
Category: Pluralism
Remaining Thankful despite our collective grief Thanksgiving week has started for Americans. It is a day to commemorate the Pilgrims who were thankful to have…
While the third round of COVID, the nasty Omicron, has put a damper on most end of year celebrations including a couple of anniversary and…
Thankfully, Christmas Eve is on a Friday evening, a holy day for Muslims, and so the Christmas holiday will be essentially a nice long weekend,…
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…
When Mona and Arif invited Shahid and I to attend the Maganiyar Seduction, a musical performance at Lincoln Center as part of its White Light…
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…
Today is September 1, and tomorrow is Labor Day. Our short burst of carefree summer comes to an end, and our moods shift back towards…
Yesterday, Reza and Amna gathered the extended family- 11 kids and 12 adults- at their house for an early Christmas gathering, as Mona and Sheema…
Last Sunday, one of the groups that I co-lead- Interfaith Women’s Initiative of Bergen County- held a public educational event titled “Welcoming the Stranger”. Our…