Category: Life & People

  • Lessons From a 4 Year Old

    Lessons From a 4 Year Old

    I have a niece. She just turned four in April.

  • Say a little prayer…

    Say a little prayer…

    I have prayed in vacant rooms that were filled with benches.

  • Taking Stock 2.07

    Taking Stock 2.07

    I recently sat through a panel discussion on Benga music, thanks to the ongoing #JaladaFestival, and my mind was totally blown away.

  • What does peace feel like?

    What does peace feel like?

    I can’t swim. I float, with great effort. With great concentration.

  • Riot In My Brain

    Riot In My Brain

    I have seen God in places holy people shouldn’t frequent.

  • Your Truth

    Your Truth

    On Monday morning, you will wake up to sunlight.

  • Create

    Create

    There is a man. A saxophonist. He has let himself loose, so every Tuesday evening he plays his sax on Agha Khan walk, right outside the new Java. And because one day a week is barely enough; he comes back on Thursday evening and plays some more. Listening to this man play, feels like it […]

  • It’s a beautiful story, really | @Mwass_

    It’s a beautiful story, really | @Mwass_

    I loved her because she was simple and understated. She was like a plain white v neck; timeless with a hint of unintentional glory and perfect for sunny Sunday afternoons. We had come so far, we were headed even further. I pictured the future with her by my side. Always. Like a pistol on a […]

  • The Good, The Byes and The Goodbyes | by @azizmola

    The Good Have you watched Aziz Ansari’s skit on modern day dating or read all the articles on Thought Catalog about the same? If you have, then maybe you’re single and can relate to most of what is being said. If not, you’ve probably met someone and you don’t see what all the fuss is […]

  • Ya’aburnee |by @manlymanharry

    Ya’aburnee |by @manlymanharry

    Emotion is a strong word. And so too is the word landslide. A landslide is an avalanche, but in a place that knows not snow. It is earth, rock, debris from the dreams you didn’t follow through, dinosaur bones, and, death. Emotion and landslide met in a dimly lit bar, hit it off and then […]