Dr. Omar Khalidi, a great scholar and the man
Omar Khalidi was a Muslim scholar, a staff member of MIT in the US, and an author. Dr. Omar Khalidi, a great scholar and the man, who articulated the voice…
The Guiding Star : My Uncle Jawwad
Qazipurian Family Memoirs Articles written in Urdu have been translated by Usama Khalidi Memories of Janab Moinuddin Hasan Jawwad, cherished for more than 60 years by his brothers, his late…
Naani Ammi and Me
Witten By Hamidah Rahman Although Nana Hazrat’s (Nizamuddin Saheb) wedding took place mostly according to the customs and rituals of the time, 1915, in Hyderabad, it differed from other weddings…
In Memory of a Brother
Written By Syed Rasheed Whenever someone passes away, the common and probably the wisest thing to say is, “Time is the best healer”. I am sure this is true in…
The beauty of your passage (through the sky) outshined the morning star
خوب تر تھا صبح کے تارے سے بھی تیرا سفر Witten by Syed Muhiuddin A human being sometimes comes face to face with such daunting events that he sees nothing…
Aliya Buddies 1960
The taste of frozen Indian jaamun found unexpectedly in a grocery store brought to mind the long lines of jaamun trees along Hyderabad’s University Road. During the summer, the trees…
My American Avatar: Usama Khalidi
Thousands of young backpackers streamed through the Munich youth hostel during 1970-71 when I worked there as one of a handful of hostel staff checking in young people of various…
