My friends and I look forward to my Christmas lunch every year. I was already…
Year: 2020
The Lockdown Fatigue
I thought we were doing fantastic. We had this lockdown thing DOWN. I was studying,…
Persimmon and Abbaa
Growing up I always only saw my nana (maternal grandfather) and my mother eat persimmon…
Imam Hussain and Kierkegaard
I found this fantastic thread on the Philosophical take on Imam Hussain. I shared it…
Muharram, A Sunni’s Reminiscence
As far back as memory allows me, I remember Ashura to be a somber, low…
Još Malīḥābādī: Excerpts From Ḥusain Aur Inqilāb (Husain and Revolution)
Thanks to an acquaintance I was introduced to this incredible marsiya and the entire script…
Karachi Downpour
The first ever dua I learned from my Nani (grandmother) was this one. Ammi was…
Minorities Lives Matter
With every passing day my respect for this young lady keeps increasing. The way she…
Love, Intuition and Motherhood
Have you ever felt your gut churn at what seems to be logically the best…
Comfort Feeding & Our Obsession with Sleep Training
How many of us have heard this term? Or used it ourselves to describe our…