“Dear Sabeeha, I’m sure you’ve seen this. What do you think of it?”
I hadn’t seen it. A colleague of mine, a dear friend, had sent me a text on Facebook Messenger first thing in the morning, with a link to a piece in the New York Times: “How Do I Know Where Your Socks Are?”
Woman Proposes; God Disposes
Today I would have been in Pakistan, sitting in the lawn on a sunny afternoon, savoring a cup of Kashmiri Chai with my sister Neena, and bouncing my two-year old grandnephew on my arthritic knee. But it didn’t happen.
Read moreWhat If I Was Kidnapped? Or Worse.
That morning, Daddy dropped me off, but when I got to the school gate, it was locked.
Read moreIt's Not True!
To believe, or not to believe. That is the question.
I didn’t mean to invoke Shakespeare—sort of—but I am hip-deep in sorting out news from fake news.
Did Meghan Markle threaten Harry with divorce?
Does Kushner plan to relocate all Palestinians to the Mediterranean seaside?
Her Dying Wish
“Prepare my grave for me, next to where my husband is buried.” Those were Mummy’s last words as she made the call to the caretaker of the cemetery.
Read moreMay We Have Many More
If someone had walked into my home yesterday, she would have said, “Only in New York!” In a Muslim home, with Quranic calligraphy gracing the walls, a Jewish woman says the Hanukah prayer over the menorah and candles, while the soft sounds of Silent Night, Holy Night play from the replica of Nativity Scene, and the ladies munch over Santa chocolates wrapped in red and silver wrappers.
Read moreTo Have or To Have Not
Sorry Shakespeare, I didn’t mean to twist your Hamlet line (To be or not to be). But I am more likely to get into trouble with Hemingway for manipulating his book title: To Have and Have Not. But mine is different. Of course its different. I am not talking about choosing between life and death, or being rich or poor. I am talking about Wi-Fi.
Read moreA Fallen Woman
Do you know what it is like to fall flat on your face? I was rushing home for a 9:00 pm appointment. And then I fell. Slowly I lifted my head and the blood gushed out of my nose like an open fire hydrant.
Read moreThe Doctor Won't See You
My knee hurts. It has been hurting for a couple of weeks. At first I ignored it, thinking it would go away. It didn’t. Maybe its inflammation. I started taking ibuprofen. No luck!
“You have to see a doctor and get an MRI,” said my husband, the doctor.
3 Highly Ineffective Habits
Ramadan is over. Did we break a habit? So we all know about the book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. What about Highly Ineffective Habits? Here are my pet peeves: Bad Habit #1
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