Sameer on November 3rd, 2009

Shikwa or Shikayat or Complain is an epic poem by Allama Iqbal that he read in April, 1911  at “Anjuman Himayat Islam” (Gathering in Support of Islam) in – where else – Lahore. It is a poem in which a Muslim person on earth has a litany of complains that he addresses directly to God. […]

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Sameer on October 24th, 2009

My elder son contracted flu that has been going around in Ashburn.  This morning we took him to the Pediatrician – an Indian lady named Jane – who certified his flu symptoms and told us that it is of type A; they classify types of flu.  She said that he should be fine in 3 […]

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Sameer on October 24th, 2009

It is raining right now in Ashburn, VA.  But it is not the same kind of rain that visits Lahore.  Rain here is a fact of life, life changes to a small extent in that the kids’ soccer matches are cancelled but overall, people go about there business.  Rain is like sunshine: a weather fact […]

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