Personal Essays
Pakistan on the Potomac
“Being a cross-cultural parent in Washington can mean teaching your children the Koran — and then carpooling them to hip-hop…
December 1, 2018-
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Refelections“She never met a stranger”
This is George, outside his childhood home in Mclean. His mom Evelyn lived here for 65 years, until…
September 27, 2018 -
RefelectionsBlanche
Blanche Porway, a Holocaust survivor, would have been 95 years old next month; she passed away a few weeks…
April 13, 2018 -
Refelections30 days 30 refugee stories
Each Ramadan for the past seven years, I’ve been keeping a blog to share the essence of the month.…
June 23, 2017 -
RefelectionsThe Art of Aadil Abedi: An Invitation for Conversation
At a time in this country when even the sight of Arabic writing can make some people nervous, Aadil…
April 27, 2017 -
RefelectionsHumans of Mother Earth (HOME) – Travel Edition
As many of us are enjoying our summer holidays, some traveling abroad, others staying closer to home, I have…
August 4, 2016 -
RefelectionsEDHI
Abdul Sattar Edhi, arguably the world’s greatest and least known humanitarian, passed away last Friday; he was 88 years…
July 19, 2016 -
Personal EssaysRemembering Beijing
On the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and on the anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s…
September 28, 2015 -
Features“Asma, Please Help Me”
“I am 27 years woman. I got married in 2004 with he. It is an arrange marriage. My husband…
September 6, 2015 -
Personal EssaysMy Beloved Dad
[My father passed away on March 28th, 2019. Thank you for reading his story, which I wrote three years…
July 3, 2015 -
Personal EssaysStirring it Up in the Kitchen
The idea grew out of the tragedy of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. A dear friend of Jewish…
July 3, 2015 -
RefelectionsThe World Exists on Hope – Mukhtar Mai
In 2002, Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani village woman, was brutally gang raped by four men of a powerful neighboring…
June 23, 2015 -
FeaturesCentered: The Music and Passion of Sami Yusuf
The questions during the live Twitter chat with the singer, songwriter and composer Sami Yusuf a few weeks ago…
February 6, 2015 -
Personal EssaysThe Letter
For months, perhaps even for years, I had been composing in my mind the letter I was going to…
October 9, 2014 -
Personal EssaysLight and Blessings: A Rememberance of Tayyibah Taylor
Last Friday, as I was waiting, blue-gowned, in the hospital for my bi-annual mammography results, I scrolled through my…
September 12, 2014
