To the little boy who lost his father too soon, I hope you don’t feel alone. I hope the world gives you a chance to shake around the pieces of this puzzle and create a life for yourself that’s brighter than the one that appears before you today. To the little boy who lost his […]

This was written to honour the memory of a cousin I have just lost. Noor P.S. Rest in Peace my beloved cousin.

I am pleased to announce my collaboration with the incredibly talented Jonathan Besler – a photographer from Hinterstein, Germany. Jonathan’s images are simply magical and they inspire me to write. Fittingly, I will be sharing some of Jonathan’s images and including some of my own thoughts with them. I look forward to sharing my words with […]

I struggle with the words for this part of me. When I start writing with the intent of sharing this story, I feel like I am in shambles. I have written this three times, each time taking care to settle my heart and today I feel able. So here I am, in shambles, and finally […]

Alas I have kept true to my word and reinvented my little forum, and I for one am thrilled with the outcome. I’ve changed quite a few things around and changed the good old dailydoseofNOOR to something that has more meaning for me, “Written in the Stars”. You are now no longer bound by the […]

My appreciation for my mother is something I vocalize frequently enough, but my love for my father is something that is of such significance to me that it’s taken me a long time to come up with the words on how to articulate what he means to me. I would likely not have shared these sentiments […]

There is something that happens in my life so frequently that I am appalled I haven’t yet written about it. My love affair with reading is no secret, but lesser known is what happens to me after “The End.”. I suffer – and I truly do suffer – from literary melancholy. – To read a […]

You didn’t know I saw you when you came into my room that night, sat on my bed, and held my hand. I didn’t move a muscle and let you have your moment because your moment of peace was my moment of peace as well. You didn’t know I saw you when you took a […]

I just read an article written by American physician Seema Jilani on her recent encounter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and I am truly at a loss for words. I would like to share the link with you and encourage you to read her account in its entirety: My Racist Encounter at the White […]

I confess: sometimes I read things I don’t entirely recover from and other times I write things that I can’t ever recover from. Truth be told, I was never too fond of recovery anyway. I am, however, fairly fond of re-invention. There is no better time to reflect on personal changes and metamorphosis than on […]

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