It’s been almost a week since we’ve been in Karachi. Saturday marks the death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, and there are posters all around the city commemorating the loss...
Read more25 Dec, 2008
22 Dec, 2008
a moment that's difficult to record…
22 Dec, 2008
I’m visiting Zainab Market with my friend and her cousin, a slender young woman, who guides us to a jeans store off the main road. Apparently the store, which...
Read more17 Dec, 2008
In just three hours, Minal and I…
17 Dec, 2008
In just three hours, Minal and I will be flying out of Houston to Karachi to spend time with my family. I will also be traveling around the country...
Read more15 Nov, 2008
This short video is part of a project…
15 Nov, 2008
This short video is part of a project that I’m doing for a VBB production, Pakistan Live Broadcast.
Read more01 Oct, 2008
Hurricane Ike
01 Oct, 2008
I never thought about the squirrels, the possums, the grackles, robins, the doves or the fire ants. I never thought about them that day. But I do remember taking...
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 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...
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