On our second day in Los Angeles, René, Minal and I wake up early, so we can get to Disneyland before a crowd builds up. However, the battle to...
Read more29 Dec, 2015
21 Nov, 2015
cycles of violence…
21 Nov, 2015
Once again, just a week after the bombings in Lebanon and Paris, the anti-refugee and anti-Muslim hype in Europe and the US is escalating. In the meantime, Amy Goodman’s...
Read more10 Nov, 2015
31 Aug, 2015
Minal-ism…
31 Aug, 2015
As we drive to school, Minal, who will be 11 in just a few weeks, says to me: “Children are more honest and peaceful than grown-ups.” “What do you...
Read more04 Aug, 2015
cadillac ranch…
04 Aug, 2015
On our drive from Santa Fe to Houston, we take a short detour to experience Cadillac Ranch. The cars remind me of Pakistani truck art and Houston’s Orange Show’s...
Read more11 Jun, 2015
billboards…
11 Jun, 2015
photo by Minal The month of ramzaan (the way the month of fasting is referred to in South Asia) started today. In response, this billboard asking “Gave more this Ramadan?”...
Read more08 Feb, 2015
freedom on the streets…
08 Feb, 2015
photo by Minal Saldivar As we drive up the freeway ramp, I notice that the freeway shack that Minal and I documented a few months ago has been “torn...
Read more07 Feb, 2014
a frosty morning minal-ism..
07 Feb, 2014
April 2012: Patti Smith visited Houston for a reading with Voices Breaking Boundaries; here, she’s at Hobby Airport saying farewell to Minal We’re listening to Patti Smith’s song, “1959”,...
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year of the horse celebration…
02 Feb, 2014
A lion at Houston’s Chinese Cultural Center’s Year of the Horse celebration.
Read more16 Oct, 2013
eid in houston…
16 Oct, 2013
As part of the Eid celebration, Minal decides to learn the skill of applying mehndi / henna on her own feet and her friend’s palm.
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