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. […]
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 […]
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 […]