Yet Another Immigrant Story

I arrived in the US about eight months ago, to get married in Houston and move to Maryland, where I live now. My last visit had been less than a year ago, during which I met my husband.

Overseas Pakistanis and Right of Franchise

Overseas Pakistanis were granted the right to vote only in the 2002 referendum but the current election commission does not grant the right of franchise for expatriates.

Pakistan's Moment of Democracy?

Even as many conceded that ‘Musharraf is not going anywhere’, a response of Pakistanis around the world who seemed beset with an intangible urge to 'do something'.

The First Indian-American Governor in America

Odds are that shortly after October 20th Louisiana, US will have the nation’s first-ever governor-elect of Indian descent.

The Agony of Remembrance

It may sound like a cliché but being thankful for what you have right now is the only antidote to the longing for the good old days.

Abadan Cricket Club

I believe a silent war is being waged all over the world, without a single shot being fired, a war words and ideas, a type of war infinitely more desirable, if any war can be desirable.

The Gardens

I was mostly quiet as we made small talk. Salima was giving me time to reminisce and absorb that day’s memories for when I would need them most. In America.

The Other Side of the World

Wow English land I have heard so much about it, the land of free, where what ever you say will always be heard and you are never alone, place where YOU are important.

Minorities in the Western Societies

Certain basic steps that must be taken by the immigrants as well as the host countries to affect peaceful and harmonious integration.

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 creates a perfect harmony in my daughter’s life.

Biradris No More?

Arains,Jutts,Rajputs.The caste system in Punjab might just be coming to an end.

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 placate people back home? It depends who you ask.

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 alienated youth from the same poor localities, school drop outs, day laborers, the unemployed, the hopeless, the disenfranch

Jolly Bhai

We were a group of six international students in our first summer in U.S.A, hoping to collect the colossal sum we needed for next semester’s tuition, and best way to accomplish the task, we were told, was to drive cabs in the city of Chicago.

Nostalgia, Inc.

Jaipur: where thakurs can get you bumped off for a variety of reasons.

Immigrants: Na Idhar ke, Na uddhar ke

I moved to Canada four years ago - at the time, we - my spouse and I - were determined to 'make a life' in Toronto or live there permanently. However circumstances and family obligations impelled us to move back to Pakistan eventually.

Immigrant

Immigrating (or returning) is an intensely personal decision that is based on a myriad of factors, most of them unique to each individual. Most of us, though, wonder, from time to time, how things might have been had we taken another fork in the road of l

Rolling Stones

She had the loudest cry I ever heard. And she was perfect. My husband and I were ecstatic, and we wanted to hug and kiss the whole world. Unfortunately, there was not even a single person we could call on to share the joy of this miracle. It was only our

Karma Camry

Even a car can be trapped by the web of culture that we weave....

A Tale of Two NRIs

These are the legitimised ’traitors’ who are feted and fawned-upon. Many of them are not an asset to either the country they adopt or where they were born. But how do we judge Sabeer Bhatia and Vijay Mallya?

• Partition Stories
• Immigrant Stories
• Search for Identity
• Social Justice
• Tracing Roots
• Its a Connected World
• Student Life
• Childhood Memories
• Travel Stories
• Dealing with Loss (Death)

• Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
• The Indian Story
• Indo-Pak Relations
• Personal Narratives
• Religion Today
• War on Terror
• Role of Media
• Call for Social Change
• Hold Them Accountable
• Environment and Us
• Way of Life

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• Leaders, Heroes and Mountains
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams
• Pakistan Elections 2008 - An analysis
• Political Issues Ahead of Pakistan Elections