Our expedition to Hala and Bhit Shah is born spontaneously. But that’s how things happen around here. Sometimes, one can plan and organize, and even still nothing moves. But...
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28 Dec, 2008
Yesterday was the first death anniversary…
28 Dec, 2008
Yesterday was the first death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. The government declared the day as a national holiday, and outside her home in Clifton, Karachi, people gathered to pay...
Read more25 Dec, 2008
It's been almost a week since…
25 Dec, 2008
It’s been almost a week since we’ve been in Karachi. Saturday marks the death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, and there are posters all around the city commemorating the loss...
Read more22 Dec, 2008
a moment that's difficult to record…
22 Dec, 2008
I’m visiting Zainab Market with my friend and her cousin, a slender young woman, who guides us to a jeans store off the main road. Apparently the store, which...
Read more20 Dec, 2008
As we leave Houston…
20 Dec, 2008
As we leave Houston, our bags get searched by a drug-ammo dog… The glittery Dubai airport where we spent an excruciating 6 hours.
Read more17 Dec, 2008
In just three hours, Minal and I…
17 Dec, 2008
In just three hours, Minal and I will be flying out of Houston to Karachi to spend time with my family. I will also be traveling around the country...
Read more13 Dec, 2008
Over the last few weeks…
13 Dec, 2008
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been asked by a lot of people to write my views about the bombings in Mumbai. While I’ve felt the same anger and...
Read more15 Nov, 2008
This short video is part of a project…
15 Nov, 2008
This short video is part of a project that I’m doing for a VBB production, Pakistan Live Broadcast.
Read more19 Oct, 2008
a sunday morning conversation with minal
19 Oct, 2008
a sunday morning conversation with minal: minal: who’s that? me: george dubya. minal: why does he look sad? me: because he’s not going to be president of this country...
Read more06 Oct, 2008
I travel on airplanes quite…
06 Oct, 2008
I travel on airplanes quite a bit, but I’m rarely searched as thoroughly as I am before I board the 2.5 hour flight to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. I’m running...
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