Flying soon, what if I meet this person?

Horrendous, heart-stopping bombardment continues to decimate entire families and displaced civilians throughout the Gaza Strip, in the north, center, and south. In the past 48 hours, painful scenes of the aftermath of extensive airstrikes have shown yet again, for the umpteenth

Millennial work ethic will break your back. Or mine, at this point, but dear God let it be worthwhile…

Today…I played with newly arrived refugee kids…finished a policy brief on out of school children in Pakistan…and took 7 yo to tennis class with baby in tow. Today was a day of gratitude.

Lahore: National Commission on The Rights of Child (NCRC) Member Punjab, Mehek Naeem participated in the CRVS working group meeting, focusing on improving birth registration across the province. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to ensure every child's right to a legal identity.

Instead of banning hate groups like TLP and ASJW, state bans PTI - the biggest party in Pakistan. I hope this is an easy enough democratic issue for all voices to protest on. There is no nuanced analysis required here. Unban pti

#Islamabad

We’ve kicked off a special project with Junior Jinnah Trust: "Dhanak" Dheri! The kids welcomed us with curiosity and energy, leaving colorful handprints on the walls to create a rainbow (Dhanak)—a fun way to make their mark! 🌈 #PartnersInLearning #SEL #EducationEmergency #OOSC

“So are you gonna kill me?” “Not at the moment. I might do later when you’re walking home.” So sinister how casually and calmly he said this. This wasn’t even the worst of it.

THIS IS UNREAL

EXHAUSTED

Oh no I responded to something and now my timeline is full of Kate and Meghan. I don’ttttt actuallyyy careeee

Imagine an Iranian newspaper featured the equivalent front page, if Hezbollah had launched the same attacks on Israel. It would be presented as evidence of Iranian barbarism. I know it, you know it, we all know it

Hm. Just started watching a video of Helena Bonham Carter reading Rumi and had to switch it off. Am afraid she didn’t quite get it. You have to get it, to stir anything in anyone else.

new chant invented “Gustakh e Quran ki aik hi saza, sir tun se juda” Like all prior inventions, including 295C, this needs to be condemned as being a fabrication and an imagined sharia

Nothing is working… what are we supposed to do to pull the emergency brake here. No protest, no article, no court ruling. Nothing suffices. What are we supposed to do…

In a time of destruction, we need the poem. Poetry is the last defense of the soul against annihilation.

Love for #workinmoms

This man is magnificent, and if you do not weep to hear him quote the Charter of the United Nations then perhaps you never quite believed in it. Then perhaps your heart is not quite yet broken by the cruelty of these times.

Ask, “What can a poem do?” I hope it makes you grieve.