I Will Carry You Through the Darkness
The car was gone, and all our things were destroyed. I stood in front of our rented house and panicked wondering what to do. We didn’t...
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- Oct 19, 2018
- 6 min
A Peddler’s Dream
As a little boy, I would help my father sell fresh cookies in the streets of our city, Lahore. We woke up early on many mornings...
- Oct 17, 2018
- 7 min
The Way We Conquer
These were the questions of a nine-year-old boy, the eldest child in the home, unaware of the coming hardships he might have to face...
- Sep 13, 2018
- 6 min
The Golden Path
Despite being the nation’s capital, the city was very poor. I saw beggars in the streets every day, and my own neighbors could barely...
- Aug 23, 2018
- 9 min
Where There Is Happiness
When I close my eyes, I can still see the two sunlit rivers and the wide mountain meadows surrounding our house. I was born on a cold...
- Aug 17, 2018
- 7 min
Away from the Past
Today it has become a revamped, artsy district, but when I was born in 1987, it was a place full of gangs, violence, and drugs. I thought...
- Jun 14, 2018
- 6 min
Unplanned Happiness
I wanted to live a better life. I made plans and took action, thinking I could create my own future. But I now realize now that things...
- May 4, 2018
- 6 min
The Little Metal Suitcase
We lived in a tiny, one-bedroom abode, because my father did not make much money being a school teacher. He was often innovative, once...
- May 4, 2018
- 5 min
From My Ugly Past
Life is an examination full of tricky questions. However, it is not compulsory for you to get everything right. In a way, the tears...
- Apr 25, 2018
- 6 min
From the Ashes
I proudly held back tears from falling off my cheeks. Nothing has ever felt overwhelmingly good. I could not stop waving at the cheering...
- Apr 13, 2018
- 9 min
I Will Not Fail
My father was never in the picture. He left my mother long before I could even remember. My mother had only an eighth-grade education and...
- Apr 6, 2018
- 11 min
When Being Strong Was My Only Choice
My father, however, was a very adventurous person. He was not satisfied with what he had and wanted to do something different. Without...
- Mar 8, 2018
- 7 min
Life Served Me a Lemon
Growing up in the dusty countryside of Kenya was fun and typical for girls of my age in the early 1990s. Life was blissful. Sometimes I...
- Mar 7, 2018
- 6 min
The Kodak Moment
I had five siblings and we were raised by our mother. Our father was away working in the city most of the year, and sadly he passed away...
- Feb 23, 2018
- 8 min
The Slum Life
The north is prosperous while most of the south is impoverished. We lived on the southern side of the province. My family was immensely...
- Feb 5, 2018
- 6 min
Rising to Breathe Again
All the dreams he shared with me, paying my tuition fee and giving me hope in life, were gone. My future became bleak...
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