After lining her eyes with Kajal (inner eyeliner), she stood staring at herself in the mirror. I knew what she was thinking. Once again, she would have to go though it. She would have to go and sit with people who would judge her for everything she says and does in those brief 10 minutes, and if she's lucky, this time ... continue reading

Sara, a very pretty girl who went college with me, got married. A few days after the wedding, her husband told her she was not allowed to talk to other men. She was asked to wear a jilbab (a long cloak with a long head scarf, where in some one could just see her eyes) at all times when he had male guests coming in the ... continue reading