
Our Own Paths to God
One of my most fulfilling experiences as a writer has been a message I received from someone who had…
June 23, 2016One of my most fulfilling experiences as a writer has been a message I received from someone who had…
June 23, 2016On the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and on the anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s…
September 28, 2015“I am 27 years woman. I got married in 2004 with he. It is an arrange marriage. My husband…
September 6, 2015Today is the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, when more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were…
July 11, 2015[My father passed away on March 28th, 2019. Thank you for reading his story, which I wrote three years…
July 3, 2015The idea grew out of the tragedy of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. A dear friend of Jewish…
July 3, 2015In 2002, Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani village woman, was brutally gang raped by four men of a powerful neighboring…
June 23, 2015The questions during the live Twitter chat with the singer, songwriter and composer Sami Yusuf a few weeks ago…
February 6, 2015For months, perhaps even for years, I had been composing in my mind the letter I was going to…
October 9, 2014Last Friday, as I was waiting, blue-gowned, in the hospital for my bi-annual mammography results, I scrolled through my…
September 12, 2014Guest blogger: Saanya Nani and I have always had a special relationship. I was writing her a thank you…
June 30, 2014Asif Shaikh sits behind his black granite table in his office in Ahmedabad, India, discussing fabrics, colors and designs…
April 6, 2014Stories evoke emotions. They help us cultivate a relationship and develop a sense of familiarity. By revealing personal vulnerabilities…
February 13, 2014As thousands celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, I’m grateful that the snow has…
December 12, 2013Part I Last year, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. A routine mammogram led to a more in-depth one…
October 22, 2013One of the most inspiring places on the Internet is “Humans of New York” (HONY), a blog started in…
August 6, 2013