When the Heavens Draw Near One of my earliest memories of Ramadan goes back to when I was about six or seven years old. It was the night of Khatam al-Quran at our local mosque, the 27th night of Ramadan. My ami had laid out a beautiful black-and-blue polka-dot shalwar kameez for me to wear. […]
When the Heart Forgets Its Way There is something about direction. Not the kind you trace on a map, but the kind your heart quietly follows. Every heart has a compass, and that compass is always pointing somewhere. The question is not whether we are moving. It is where we are facing. The Subtle Drift […]
Every year as the month of Ramzan rolls in, a different kind of excitement kicks in. Growing up, for as long as I can remember, Ramzan was always very festive. There was always hustle bustle. RAMZAN GROWING- UP: From the anticipation of Moon Sighting announcement by the Ruet-E-Hilal Committee to the Dhol Wala (Drum Guy) […]