Yesterday, more than 50 invited family members and friends from around the world signed in on Zoom to celebrate my father and share stories about him. The baithak was...
Read more27 May, 2020
30 Mar, 2020
on lockdown with the rest of the world…
30 Mar, 2020
Week 1: a Saturday evening sunset at Redondo Beach, a site that is now closed Week One (March 16-22): Two weeks ago, all schools in Los Angeles and most...
Read more15 Feb, 2019
one coup per dictator…
15 Feb, 2019
A decade ago while I was in Karachi, I captured this graffiti scrawl in Karachi. Today, as Trump declares national emergency to enforce the creation of “a wall,” I...
Read more31 Aug, 2017
torrential rain on a global level…
31 Aug, 2017
2008: Destruction after Hurricane Ike in our old Houston neighborhood In 2005, when Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf Coast, I wasn’t maintaining a blog. But the day we drove...
Read more22 Jun, 2017
reconnecting circles in a backyard…
22 Jun, 2017
November 2009: Audience members in my Houston backyard at a production I created, Honoring Dissent/Descent, to honor my father Dr. Mohammad Sarwar, and living activist Daniel Bustamante; photo by...
Read more18 Jun, 2017
cricket in pasadena, california…
18 Jun, 2017
Each Saturday, I walk past soccer and baseball fields to reach the nearby farmer’s market. This morning, as I cross the main road and enter the park, I stop...
Read more12 Feb, 2017
the invasion of plastic…
12 Feb, 2017
Today, before heading out to Karachi Literature Festival at the Beach Luxury Hotel, filmmaker Tehmina Ahmed and I carve out time to visit Khajoor Bazaar. Located in old Karachi,...
Read more10 Feb, 2017
home again…
10 Feb, 2017
Even though my time in Karachi is brief, I’m able to carve out time to accept Asif Farrukhi’s long-standing invitation to visit Habib University, a liberal arts school that...
Read more07 Feb, 2017
vacant airplane…
07 Feb, 2017
Empty airplane seats on my 16-hour journey from LAX to KHI, where I’m heading for just six days to participate in the annual Karachi Literature Festival, which will attract...
Read more20 Sep, 2016
i can’t find goat meat…
20 Sep, 2016
When making the rapid shift to Pasadena, I began a list of the replacements we’d have to uncover. And now that we’re here, the list has grown: Pediatrician General...
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