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Alu Andhay, Pakistan National Identity and a New Generation
My last visit to Pakistan was in 2008. I wrote to a large degree about my experience in Karachi- Pakistan’s largest city, its economic life line to the globalizing world and the center of its...
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Ramadan Day 5- Relationship with others
So the whole mercy toward others thing is something I don’t think I need to jump into to much. As toddlers we are taught how to relate with one another, from the very first concept of “sharing” our...
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No, thats not a Gay Festival. Its Muslim guys hanging out.
I feel that I might lack the requisite language and intellectual prowess to write about my observations of being a Muslim guy in an American Muslim experience where certain norms of male behavior seem...
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Mangoes: A Tribute to a Tradition of Asian Solidarity
Kristie Yung pays tribute to one of the pioneers of music in South Asia, the legendary Alamgir by singing a song in Urdu. She is a young acoustic-soul singer/songwriter that has effortlessly brings...
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Pakistan, What if we took an area in the country and started from scratch?
Pakistan is a hot mess. I got that sense of Pakistan recently when I was invited as a distinguished guest to Pakistan’s 73rd Republic Day event. Yes, Pakistan has a Republic Day, which is separate...
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QYP -Field Notes #1
Surah Al Alaq – What’s in a name? Surah Al Alaq contains the earliest revelation to the Prophet Muhammad, therefore its the beginning point of my Millennial Quran Study Project (MQSP), formally the...
View ArticleA Journey With Cancer
I was in the middle of studying for a test in my Spanish 201 class, when I felt I needed to cope with what I deem as an emotional breakdown earlier today. My Aunt passed away from cancer in 2008 and I...
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