I take a drive up to the Wagah border to experience the raising of flags ceremony that has been documented many times over. The afternoon is humid and hot,...
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08 Dec, 2012
after the production
08 Dec, 2012
I stare at at bedcovers, rugs, saris, and other fabrics that I’ve been collecting and wearing for years. Even today, a week, later, I haven’t found the energy to...
Read more03 Dec, 2012
VBB’s video-dome…
03 Dec, 2012
It takes me an hour to collect all the fabrics, rugs, cushions, curtains, and saris from my home to pile them into my car so I can take them...
Read more30 Jul, 2012
a trip to badin and tando bago…
30 Jul, 2012
After barely two of sleep, Aslam Khwaja arrives back at our house, and he and I set off again, this time for Tando Bago. On the way, we pick...
Read more19 Jul, 2012
stuck in dubai…
19 Jul, 2012
As the British Airways flight descends into Dubai, I wonder if we’ll make our Karachi connection in time. We already know that there might be some problems – as...
Read more16 Jul, 2012
airplane memories
16 Jul, 2012
I remember the grownups driving through Star Gate and entering Karachi’s international airport – I don’t even think the airport had a name back then – and walking up...
Read more28 Dec, 2011
departure…
28 Dec, 2011
I head to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on December 27, the death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, who was murdered four years ago. Buildings and cars were set on fire...
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a trip to rural sindh…
26 Dec, 2011
I catch a ride to villages outside of the rural township of Sujawal with architect Shahid Khan, CEO of Indus Earth Trust, an NGO that’s working with the coastal...
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art and rain…
19 Sep, 2011
Minal and I start out the day by attending the Houston Fine Art Fair, where we see exhibition booths set up by galleries around the US. One of the...
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Even people around the US debate…
09 Sep, 2010
poster by Designers United for a Cause Karachi (DUCK) Even people around the US debate about Pakistan, its history, its political struggles, and whether helping will increase US popularity...
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