Room Tour: Maha’s booklover room in Islamabad, Pakistan

If I tell you when I took these photos for this post, you’d laugh. Just know that it was a long time ago and only because the beautiful lady that lives in this room recently got married that I was inspired to finally finish this post. I am so excited to share this gorgeous room…

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Happy Birthday MLK

Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Jr. 48 years after his death, his message resonates world over and is as important if not even more in today’s times. May we all learn to embrace his message of courage, hope, acceptance and apply it to our individual and collective lives. Our societies definitely need more people like him! Sharing some…

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Thoughts on ‘Ho Mann Jahaan’

I was so excited when I found out Ho Mann Jahaan, was coming to our area and last weekend I took my little girl along and we went to see it.  (Over the summer while in Pakistan, she went with us to see a few of the Pakistani movies that were out and knowing this…

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Around Pakistan: Gulzar Mahal in Bahawalpur

After the visit to the Darbar Mahal, we got the chance to see this gem. Another one of the famous palaces in Bahawalpur, the Gulzar Mahal was built in the time of Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV and its beautiful architecture contains European influences just like Noor Mahal.  We were only able to view the outside of this…

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AROUND PAKISTAN: Darbar Mahal in Bahawalpur Pakistan

A photo story from our visit to this palace, the Darbar Mahal in Bahawalpur last winter during our trip to Pakistan.  The Darbar Mahal was originally built to accommodate the central offices of the state of Bahawalpur and after the creation of Pakistan served to hold the ministers offices and to conduct state assembly sessions.…

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