Neither side of Minal’s family is particularly religious. But today was a quirky day. After dropping Ammi to the airport, we pick up Sissy Farenthold and drive to Bapsi...
Read more24 Mar, 2008
05 Mar, 2008
Election fever's in the air.
05 Mar, 2008
Election fever’s in the air. At 9:30 am this morning, as I head out to drop off Minal to pre-school, I see police cars blocking the street in front...
Read more23 Feb, 2008
It's now been five days since…
23 Feb, 2008
It’s now been five days since Pakistan’s Parliamentary elections took place, and despite the rigging, it’s clear that the tide against Musharraf is rising. But there seems to be...
Read more19 Feb, 2008
Many of us said the Pakistani elections…
19 Feb, 2008
Many of us said the Pakistani elections wouldn’t happen. But they did today. My sister, Beena Sarwar, filed a story for IPS regarding the mass rigging that took place....
Read more17 Feb, 2008
Some days the distance between…
17 Feb, 2008
Some days the distance between Karachi and Houston seems very short. All week, there’s been dire forecasts tornadoes and hailstorms in Houston for today, Saturday. Many events were postponed,...
Read more10 Feb, 2008
More police brutality in Islamabad…
10 Feb, 2008
More police brutality in Islamabad after lawyers decided to boycott courts until the 18 February elections. Check out teeth maestro and read the article in today’s Dawn.
Read more06 Feb, 2008
Today, on the drive to pre-school …
06 Feb, 2008
Today, on the drive to pre-school with Minal, we talk with each other in Urdu–as we often do when we are alone with each other. Generally, I have to...
Read more30 Jan, 2008
It’s always a shock to return to Houston…
30 Jan, 2008
It’s always a shock to return to Houston after having been away for sometime. People ask me: “Are you jetlagged?” This week, my answer is: “I am culture-lagged.” Two...
Read more16 Jan, 2008
Dubai invades Karachi
16 Jan, 2008
Blogspot is back up and running in Pakistan, but other websites are still hard to enter such as the Human Rights Commission website. Definitely feels as if things are...
Read more16 Jan, 2008
Life continues to be turbulent. Those arrested…
16 Jan, 2008
Life continues to be turbulent. Those arrested yesterday were released on bail late last night, and today there was another bombing in Landhi in the outskirts of Karachi. Ten...
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