Every July, as the monsoon clouds drift over my city, Moro and the winds carry the scent of distant mountains, a vivid memory returns to me like an old friend. It was July of the year 2000 — a full 25 years ago — when I embarked on an unforgettable journey to the northern areas of Pakistan. A journey that wasn’t just about
People often give up too soon because results don’t come fast. But what if we reframed failure as feedback?
Doing your best doesn’t mean perfection. It means showing up fully with what you have, in the moment you’re in, and doing the work sincerely—despite obstacles, fears, or delays in
The Voice of Hunger
In the hut of the poor, even dreams are halved —
Torn between sighs and silence,
Like broken lullabies caught in cobwebs of the night.
How long will words remain alive?
When hunger drapes the body like cloth,
And sleep drips from a leaking ceiling,
While dreams hang sharp — nailed to
Out of 7000 languages on the planet, 700 of them can be found in New York, and many of those are endangered – Samantha Ellis
There is usually a lot of violence and displacement in the stories of these languages becoming endangered.
The monolingual empire drains the energy from other cultures
Samantha Ellis’s book Chopping
The Eid Labour Championships, organised by the Dubai Police’s Positive Spirit Council, witnessed a remarkable turnout during the first two days of Eid Al-Adha. The event welcomed over 15,000 attendees and participants at four locations across Dubai: Al Muhaisnah, Al Quoz, Al Satwa, and the Jebel Ali labour
