Very recently, I spoke with a good friend of mine about financial stability. We had an interesting conversation about how much money we make vs how much we want to make, investments, inheritance – things that I had never thought about in such detail before he brought attention to them. On the way back home,Continue reading “The Trials of Financial Stability and Womanhood”
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The Parallels of Human Connectivity
I met a good friend of mine on the West Coast. The type of person who listens as if craving to satisfy an undying curiosity, as if exploring a hidden thirst for the very words you happen to be speaking. We connected quickly, starting with the basic “where are you from” and then diving intoContinue reading “The Parallels of Human Connectivity”
Zameen w Zamaan – A Muslim Guide to Self-Actualization
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how various theological and philosophical traditions overlap when it comes to self-actualization. Mainly, what it means to become self-actualized and what must be done to attain that state of being. The main consistency across all of these traditions is that achieving a higher state of self is byContinue reading “Zameen w Zamaan – A Muslim Guide to Self-Actualization”
Brown and White: A Tale of Exclusion
Racial politics are woven into the fabric of every social structure. The main distinction between varying racial interactions is the chain of historical events that build particular racial dynamics. In more homogenous societies like Karachi for example, racial politics are a constant undertone rather than an overt conversation – an undertone established by years ofContinue reading “Brown and White: A Tale of Exclusion”
Liberation Long in the Making
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about ease, the ease with which people can direct their worlds. The ease with which many of us were awarded our flashy educations and our excessive lifestyles, our periodic vacations and our seasonal clothing. The comfort and security with which we choose to exist in our worlds. And I’veContinue reading “Liberation Long in the Making”
The Cardinality of Grief
How are we meant to quantify grief? I think about how we all sat in silence at dadi’s house after dada’s burial – silence heavy with the magnanimity that can only come from pondering death. A permanent loss in countless ways – loss of presence, of soul, of existence. A loss of conversation awkward andContinue reading “The Cardinality of Grief”
An Ode to New York – 2015-2019
Cities are easily stained with the remnants of past lives. There’s a certain level of familiarity that envelops you when you navigate highly frequented streets. As if an imbedded language of intimacy anonymously clears the path for you to unearth parts of yourself that may be lost. I notice this when I roam New YorkContinue reading “An Ode to New York – 2015-2019”
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