Recently, I have been blessed with time to give to my Amijan (mother). Jan is a term of endearment in our language Urdu to express…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
Recently, I have been blessed with time to give to my Amijan (mother). Jan is a term of endearment in our language Urdu to express…
As we made our way back to New Jersey and Maryland, my daughter Sheema saw a T-shirt at Cancun Airport, Mexico, which said “Stay calm,…
Last night I watched a movie (my own daily addiction) on Prime Video called “Don’t Worry, He won’t get far on foot” featuring Joaquim Phoenix,…
It is hard to believe that 2 decades of the 21st century have passed already, and we are entering the third decade. The daily moment…
This weekend was one of those fascinating days when you meet amazing new people and come across fascinating ideas and accomplishments that inspire you. And…
Happy Mother’s Day to my dearest family and friends- may you enjoy the love that is expressed especially on this day, but is there every…
Ramadan Mubarak dearest family and friends! May this month’s blessings provide spiritual openings and peace to you and yours and all of humanity Inshallah. I…
This morning I woke up and heard about the white supremacist terrorist attack in New Zealand – dozens of Muslim worshippers gunned down while peacefully…
The TO DO list circles in my head, growing bigger and bigger and looming darkly over my being. Things are added, rarely taken away, and…
Mino Farooq Akhtar October 30, 2018 The last time I sat on an early morning Pascack Valley commuter train to Hoboken was in the mid-90’s-…