But You Don’t Look Afghan?
Oh, that skin-crawling, gut-wrenching, piss-off of a statement myself and my countrymen get from time to time. One time, I got, “But you’re not dark.” Ok moron. Look, I know the media makes us all look the same. I know…
The Mean Girls of Afghanistan by Madinah
Last month I came across a PHENOMENAL & INTELLECTUAL writer Madinah from www.BurqasAndBeer.com. She’s a “first generation Afghan-American living in Los Angeles.” and she’s mastered the way of thoughtfully expressing herself. I love how she has kept an open mind and heart with all subjects…
A Conversation About Afghanistan, Intention and Life With Musician Qais Essar
The first time I heard about Qais Essar was when my cousin in San Francisco gave me a rare, once-in-a-blue-moon phone call. We talked about how we legitimately believe all moms are magical and about the frivolities in our lives when she…