A Journey to India

Recently I had an opportunity to visit India. I was very excited about visiting the country we’ve now been separated from for almost 60 years.

Duality of our Lives: US Vs. Pakistan

Enticing visions of a studio apartment, Ikea shelves, weaved baskets, plastic trendy colored organizers and routine breaks to Starbucks Café for a shot of espresso

Dreaming of an Indian Renaissance

In an era of unprecedented upheaval and transformation in India, one young man is making waves with his vision for the future called Dreaming Of

A Requiem for the Victims of 7/11

As individuals we suffer and grieve and perhaps throw a few crumbs through a charitable organization for the victims or sometimes even offer our blood,

Little Beggar Beauty

I am like many in my city
Not callous enough to be unmoved
But too timid to do what I could and should.

My home is burning: Message to living corpses

You were lost in the relishes of worldly desires
While your children were made silent brutally

From Kerala to Islamabad (A Journey of Nine Decades)

Memories of a life which they can only recount to their children with the hope that they will keep alive traditions they brought with them,

Morally Disadvantaged?

Are emigrants really 'morally disadvantaged'? Are they actually the turncoats and hedonists they are made out to be? Do they have to play games to

Is this True?

From Israel With Love...

A cup of tea (chai)

life

Rage of Angels

Nobody seemed to know who the protesters were or where they had come from. Having seen them up close, I would guess that they were

A Free Being

I moved out. For once, I felt that I had broken away from the system. A system which I loved but one that never gave

Emerging City of the World

The wealth and opulence of Abu Dhabi is probably the very first thing that will strike you as you enter this gleaming city. Its uglier

Latin America on the Road to Democracy and Humanism

The great revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara left Cuba for Bolivia with a mission to spread the struggle against world imperialism and was murdered by a

16% UK Muslims Stand by London Bombers

The headline could well have been, “64 per cent UK Muslims against London bombers”.