At Houston’s Hobby Airport, as René, Minal and I walk toward our gate, I catch sight of glass art that has been installed along the tunnel between the gates...
Read more30 Jun, 2016
11 Jun, 2016
my narration of azeb’s story appears in NYT magazine…
11 Jun, 2016
Since I met Azeb in October 2015, I have enjoyed her ability to share stories and make us laugh. Last fall, we sat over several delicious meals at Lucy’s...
Read more29 May, 2016
since 1947…
29 May, 2016
I’ve been using this aluminum foil for many years. Today, as the box catches light on the kitchen table, I stop chopping onions to stare at the slogan since...
Read more28 May, 2016
after another storm…
28 May, 2016
Another storm strikes the city, and many nearby parts of the state receive as many as 16 inches of rain over a two hour period. But in Houston, shortly...
Read more22 Apr, 2016
can flooding be defined and prevented?
22 Apr, 2016
Above: a swollen Buffalo Bayou two days after another “100 Year Flood” Four days after another “100 Year Flood” hit Houston, city residents are questioning the definition of 100...
Read more16 Apr, 2016
a live mural installation…
16 Apr, 2016
Yesterday I stopped by the University of Houston to witness eL Seed work on his mural installation as part of the Mitchell Center’s CounterCurrent festival. As he worked high...
Read more11 Mar, 2016
ammunition stores and minal’s project…
11 Mar, 2016
An ammunition store in Houston’s Oak Forest neighborhood Since I’ve been back in Houston, Minal and three of her classmates have been working on an International Baccalaureate (IB) project...
Read more10 Feb, 2016
i am karachi wall project…
10 Feb, 2016
Two images from a wall created by VASL, a Karachi-based arts collective, for a project called I Am Karachi. The project’s Walls for Peace initiative aims to replace “negative...
Read more06 Feb, 2016
karachi literature festival…
06 Feb, 2016
Borderlines panel – participants from left to right: moderator Ghazi Salahuddin, Sehba Sarwar, Noor Zaheer, Naila Mahmood, and Tehmina Ahmed; photo by Akbar Baloch Back in 2010, I participated...
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