MTemperatures in our area rose almost 60 degrees in exactly a week- we had 1F last Monday and this week we are at 60 degrees,…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
MTemperatures in our area rose almost 60 degrees in exactly a week- we had 1F last Monday and this week we are at 60 degrees,…
In Memoriam- Liaqat Mian Last week we heard the terrible news of the sudden death of Liaqat Mian, husband of Shama Ali, and a very…
Last night’s Supermoon was one of those occasions when we stop and look with awe at the infinite universe around us as it does its…
Even before we had children, we would hang out with other Pakistanis who had come here as students in the late 60’s or early 70’s.…
Dear Family and Friends, May 2019 be another great year of health, happiness, peace and success for each and every one of you! Thank you…
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…
The Rosy Era Today marks the exact 50-year anniversary of my arrival in the US, and as I started writing, I could not stop. So,…
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-…
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…