“We would love to go on a cruise, but only if our friends can join us,” my friend said.
“It will be no fun if it’s just the two of us,” her husband said.
“You will be surprised, how much fun it can be, just the two of you.
My Ramadan in 2025
My goodness, I have to reset the clock, again! Ramadan, in many ways, is the same every year…but in some ways, it is also different. The rituals remain constant, the spiritual experience varies from person to person, but what constantly changes is the logistics.
Read moreBe My Guest
I am mortified.
One of the values my parents drummed into me, a value my faith indoctrinated, was to treat one’s guests with courtesy.
I Am Sorry, Adeel
The first Muslim American, Pakistani-born attorney, a Federal Appellate Court Judge. Alas! It didn’t happen.
Read moreEclipse of the Heart
Did the ground just move beneath my feet? …An act of God….No place to call home…An act of Man.
Read moreMy She-Ro
On Women’s Day this week, I went through my notes, taken when listening to Gloria Steinem eight years ago. My goodness, she is timeless. But what good are these notes if I don’t if I don’t share these gems.
Read moreA Letter to President Biden
You have the power to stop the bleeding. You have the power to do more than make statements. You have the power to act.
I appeal to you to undertake two steps
How Much Longer?
Bombs bursting; City pulverized
“Are you there?” Crushed under rubble
My Child
“How are you, my child?”
I smile.
A septuagenarian smile, with all the wrinkles, crinkles, and dimples, deeper than ever.
I Never Got Used to It
Fifty plus years. later, I still cannot get used to, adapt and adopt, forget & leave behind, and simply, get over it.
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