26 Aug, 2008

1931-2008 Poet Ahmed Faraz

26 Aug, 2008

1931-2008 Poet Ahmed Faraz passed away today after a month of struggling with coma. Faraz Chacha, you will be remembered with love and respect. # # #

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24 Aug, 2008

Many shifts are taking place…

24 Aug, 2008

Many shifts are taking place in the subcontinent. In Pakistan, now that Mush is gone, Zardari has said that he will run for President at the 6 September elections. And on the other side of the border, a large peaceful protest took place in Srinagar, Kashmir after a week...

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20 Aug, 2008

beena's post on…

20 Aug, 2008

Beena’s post on the CNN Blog after Mush resigned.

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14 Aug, 2008

minal's-wise-words : : today is tomorrow

14 Aug, 2008

today is tomorrow

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11 Aug, 2008

mahmoud darwish…

11 Aug, 2008

from You’ll Be Forgotten, As If You Never Were By Mahmoud Darwish / translated by Fady Joudah I am for the road … There are those whose footsteps walk upon mine, those who will follow me to my vision. Those who will recite eulogies to the gardens of exile, in...

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19 Jul, 2008

art in houston …

19 Jul, 2008

Art in Houston – this is the short piece that I presented at Houston Center for Photography’s Lens Libs: Today I am remembering the sunny morning when William Pope.L began a crawl at Freedmen’s Town and pushed his way on his hands and knees all the way to glassy downtown...

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27 Jun, 2008

he performs his poem…

27 Jun, 2008

he performs his poem. when he is finished, he smiles and takes a deep bow. his electric words, his energy, and his appearance in sharp black pants and snazzy striped black and white shirt dazzle the women. afterwards, his caring teacher drives him back to school. but at the...

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18 Jun, 2008

after Katrina…

18 Jun, 2008

Years ago, while still a grad student, I remember driving through New Orleans and thinking that this is a city where things happen and people move. And then, things did happen and there was devastation. The French Quarter is not how I remember it to be. Now, post-Katrina, this...

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29 May, 2008

independent bookstores rock…

29 May, 2008

independent bookstores rock. as do independent publishers. to name a few: bookwoman, bookpeople, brazos bookstore, liberty books.

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08 May, 2008

Yesterday afternoon, as I drive Minal…

08 May, 2008

Yesterday afternoon, as I drive Minal home, I approach the stop sign that we pass every day. Once we reach it, I do what I always do: I put my car into neutral gear, I lightly tap the brakes, and then I zoom forward in first gear. Once again...

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13 Apr, 2008

6 word memoir

13 Apr, 2008

along coastlines she walks home slowly I was tagged by Anita I tag Emmy, Kayte, Lauren, Vivek, Christa The six word memoir rules are: write your own six word memoir. post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like. link to the person that tagged...

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01 Apr, 2008

my essay in NYT magazine…

01 Apr, 2008

Back in January, shortly after I returned to Houston after spending six weeks in Karachi, I was invited to write a piece for the New York Times’ Sunday Magazine “Lives” section. It was a rewarding experience, and the essay, Karachi’s Winter Days, appeared in the magazine’s Sunday, March 30...

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I was inspired to begin my blog when I visited the library at my alma mater, Mount Holyoke College, and saw a framed photograph of my friends and me calling for divestment of funds from South Africa.

In 2007,  I began a blog when I visited my alma mater and saw a framed photograph of my friends and me calling for divestment of funds from South Africa. I use the blog to document my movement between spaces, Houston, Karachi, Delhi, Dhaka, Los Angeles and elsewhere, recording observations, images and conversations. Here, I document the multiple realities that I inhabit – writer, artist, mother, activist, educator, and transnational. Interviews from my blog were exhibited at Houston’s Baker Ripley Community Center (2014) and at Houston Public Library in downtown (2015). My papers are archived at the University of Houston’s library.