I head to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on December 27, the death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, who was murdered four years ago. Buildings and cars were set on fire...
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26 Dec, 2011
a trip to rural sindh…
26 Dec, 2011
I catch a ride to villages outside of the rural township of Sujawal with architect Shahid Khan, CEO of Indus Earth Trust, an NGO that’s working with the coastal...
Read more22 Dec, 2011
protecting space…
22 Dec, 2011
On an afternoon visit to the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Karachi’s patron saint, I am not surprised that we have to go through a security gate, or that...
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18 Dec, 2011
daily living
18 Dec, 2011
We go for a walk late at night at General’s Park. I always cringe when we name the park — Pakistan certainly has a strong history with generals, and...
Read more16 Dec, 2011
taking off again…
16 Dec, 2011
I’ve landed in Karachi after a fairly painless 24-hour journey. I fly out of Houston Intercontinental Airport’s Mickey Leland international terminal. At the security gates and am asked to...
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31 Oct, 2011
another minal-ism
31 Oct, 2011
Minal stares at a pink bag in a grocery store. She reads the words: Buy me now. Save Texas – purchase your own grocery bag. She turns to me....
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art and rain…
19 Sep, 2011
Minal and I start out the day by attending the Houston Fine Art Fair, where we see exhibition booths set up by galleries around the US. One of the...
Read more07 Sep, 2011
morning meanderings with minal
07 Sep, 2011
I love the early hours when I drop off Minal to school. She always has new philosophies that she’s exploring, and we manage to cover a large terrain during...
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