COVID changed our lives, some for better, some for worse, better? really! millions dead! living in fear! no goodbyes to dying Dad! does it get worse? three years later, we wonder . . .
Read moreZoomed into Marriage
Artist: The bride. With Henna businesses closed, she turned artist and painted one hand
And why should weddings be left behind. This spring, we had not one, but two family Nikahs on Zoom. If that is a new term for you, Nikah is Urdu for ‘Muslim Marriage’—the religious ceremony, that is.
Read moreJummah Prayer in the Age of Coronavirus
Imam Feisal A. Rauf gives the Jummah sermon on-line
For most of my life (which is pretty long), I have not been regular in attending Jummah prayers at the mosque. . . An email from Cordoba House hit my inbox: ‘Jummah prayers with Imam Feisal on March 27 via Zoom.’ Yes! I got two-for-one:
Read moreA Letter to My Mother
Dear Mummy, I think of you often during these times. I wonder how you would have reacted to ‘life in the age of Coronavirus.’
Read moreRamadan In the Age of Coronavirus: Virtual Iftars
This year, Ramadan is like none we have experienced. In late April, as we were getting closer to Ramadan, we wondered how, with shelter-in-place, would we make up for the lost communal spirit.
Read moreCoping with Coronavirus: CokeCorona
Boy, what I wouldn’t give for a Coke right now. In a smooth glass bottle shaped perfectly for my hand. Cold. I haven't allowed myself a Coke in years.
Read moreZoomed Out
“It’s a good thing we get along,” I said to my husband. Think of it: cooped up in an apartment—small apartment—all day, all afternoon, all evening, all night; day after day; week after week; we could easily enter the conflict zone. One room: he wants to watch the news on TV, I want to read in a quiet space.
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