Today, we drive to the Sea Wall with Minal’s cousin to attend her classical Indian dance class taught by dancer-performer Sheema Kirmani, who also runs a theater group called...
Read more09 Jan, 2008
28 Dec, 2007
9:00 pm, Friday
28 Dec, 2007
“Benazir Bhutto is sad,” says my 3-year old. “Why?” I ask, nervous about what I am to hear. After all, for the last 24 hours Minal has been moving...
Read more17 Dec, 2007
A hijabi barbie purse presented to Minal.
17 Dec, 2007
Made in China (where else?) Need I say more?
Read more20 Aug, 2007
I make up songs for Minal every…
20 Aug, 2007
I make up songs for Minal every day and I’m considering creating a blog just for her so I can put in my nonsensical thoughts about her. But then,...
Read more26 Jul, 2007
I've been in Karachi for almost…
26 Jul, 2007
I’ve been in Karachi for almost three weeks, yet it seems like a lifetime, as if I was never anywhere else. I sit at Beena’s desk with all the...
Read more21 Jun, 2007
In 8 days, René, Minal and I…
21 Jun, 2007
In 8 days, René, Minal and I will fly to Karachi so we can hang out in the heat, get replenished by family love, and night-time sea-breeze. I am...
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