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Lost between who we are and who people want us to be. The box that’s designated for us by everybody except ourselves. Stepping out is betrayal, inclusion into something else, and exclusion from something else. What does it mean to be a Pakistani Woman? What does it mean to be a Muslim Woman? What does…
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Truth, most of us want to believe that we “value” truth. Do we? Do We Even Care? When egos are inflated and being right is more important – truth gets lost somewhere in between. Years of “just living,” choosing not to reflect at the pain points in the relationship – someone’s truth is shoved under…
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The signal kept saying “Wait,” telling us to not cross yet. Yet two young men decided to cross because cars were far away, seeing them another young man crossed behind them – a few seconds later. His calculation was a bit off so he ended up having to rush towards the end, or I should…
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If you were asked to pick one word to describe who you are, what would you choose? Pakistani? American? Muslim? Something else? Many of us have never really reflected on that question, let alone made a conscious decision. But I believe it is important to decide who I am and who I want to become—for each one of…
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