Let me share with you some photos of life transformations; an immigrants journey from Pakistan to the U.S. See how my family melds Pakistani and Muslim traditions with American culture.
Photos of my speaking engagements are on the Events page.
Engaged in Pakistan; fiance in New York.
Nikah: signing marriage contract
In a separate room, my husband signs the marriage contract
Mehndi: henna ceremony. Draped in a veil.
Wedding Day
Christmas-izing Muslim holiday of Eid, replacing Eidees (cash gift) with toys.
The holiday of Eid: Going traditional Pakistani
Muslim Sunday School
A Lesson In Islamic history
Umrah pilgrimage: climbing up Mt. Hira
First visit back to Pakistan, with a baby.
Pakistan visit in the 1980s. Babies are young boys now.
The coast of Karachi. Now young adults.
Pocono mountains.
Lessons in History: Pakistan Day commemorated.
Culture celebrated: Khattak dance at Snug Harbor.
Boy Scouts
Their Mummy was a girl scout - at far right.
Not an arranged marriage for my son
Sehra Bundi: Veiling the groom
Christmas in Pakistan
Christmas in New York. Reading from chapter of Mary in the Quran.
Overlooking the valley of Islamabad
Interfaith Seder at Brotherhood Synagogue
Vigil for Sikh victims
Black Lives Matter
My grandson Omar
My parents
An engagement without the fiance, pre-wedding & wedding festivities, and raising children in the faith. We toggle back & forth between visits to Pakistan, blend Pakistani culture into the American; and here at home, engage in interfaith activities, and learn what it means to have a grandchild on the autism spectrum. The last picture is that of my parents.