I know that I’ve landed in the US when I absorb mainstream news and find barely any mention of the 1,500 women, children and men killed in Gaza.
Read more02 Aug, 2014
29 Jul, 2014
streets of toronto…
29 Jul, 2014
After visiting with Sharlene Bamboat at the South Asian Visual Arts Center (SAVAC),a 20-year-old arts organization, I wander down the streets of downtown Toronto with my friend Salma. Next...
Read more25 Jul, 2014
landing on water…
25 Jul, 2014
Minal and I press close to the airplane window as we watch the airplane drop closer toward Lake Ontario’s blue water. In the background is Toronto’s skyline. At customs,...
Read more18 Jul, 2014
beets in boston…
18 Jul, 2014
My sister, Beena Sarwar, has a spate of snack-recipes to share: baked beets, sauteed carrots and baked cauliflowers – to name just a few.
Read more13 Jul, 2014
window-shopping at the forum…
13 Jul, 2014
The pre-Eid shopping frenzy has already begun in Karachi, and shopping centers remain open after iftari. One night, my mother Zakia Sarwar and I wander over to the Forum,...
Read more10 Jul, 2014
sneaking a cup of coffee during an islamabad ramzan morning…
10 Jul, 2014
My writer friend Ilona Yusuf sneaks me into a café in Islamabad. They may throw us out, she says. But let’s try anyway. She shares the story of how...
Read more09 Jul, 2014
another border…
09 Jul, 2014
I take a drive up to the Wagah border to experience the raising of flags ceremony that has been documented many times over. The afternoon is humid and hot,...
Read more08 Jul, 2014
a grant award for my “what is home?” project…
08 Jul, 2014
I learn via email that I’ve been awarded an artist innovations grant through the Mid-America Arts Alliance for my What is Home? project, one that I started during my...
Read more07 Jul, 2014
a visit to rohtas 2 in lahore…
07 Jul, 2014
Thanks to Salima Hashmi, I spend the evening iftar with a group of artists at Rohtas 2, a gallery on one side of Professor Hashmi’s house as we discuss...
Read more30 Jun, 2014
dubai airport again…
30 Jun, 2014
Dubai airport continues to expand, getting increasingly glamorous with little credit given to men from different parts of Asia who provide hard labor yet live outside the city’s air-conditioned...
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