Fathers and Daughters

When Abu liked to talk of the moon, sitting by the sea, he was quite the man. He would tell me complicated things about life,

Travels through America - Deep Thoughts

Finally, it was one sight that took my heart and left a lasting impression on me of the beauty and simple innocence of a human

Farewell to Shimla

Life was normal in early 1947 till June when sporadic incidents of ethnic violence began. In July of 1947, the Muslims started leaving Shimla for

End of a Long Winter

I wish they could make you better

We are family

Brocade

Like a worm they have crept inside my perfect daughter’s heart and mind

Jasmines in Colorado (final part)

Nothing in life had prepared me for the past four months. The highs and the lows; the excitement and the pains; and most of all,

We, The Muslim Americans

We envisioned a happy co-existence

The Art of Eating Gulab Jamun

One evening I suddenly feel an urge, a craving, a desperate sort of yearning, for my favourite sweet – The Gulab Jamun.

What Drives Men and Women of Indian Subcontinent to Infidelity?

It seems that there is a conspiracy of adulterers particularly in the midst of the Islamic communities of the Indian subcontinent.

Threadbare

Its a little lump of cloth pulled from the weave, rough when my fingers glide over it

Oh So Vicious

She had instructed me to stay away from him because she really liked him. She was only joking about how he was the type that

Under the Hill (part 1)

Do not enter, for you may not like what you will find...

My Identity

So, what is my identity?

Sunshine, Smiles and Flowers

A small rectangular album fell in my lap as I pulled out the dusty box resting in the innermost corner of my cupboard. This brown

Yom Kippur 5764/Flight

I am surrounded.
I have no wings and no claws
to fly and dig my way
out of you.