Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. أ's name, in Urdu, according to a quick Google search, means 'independent', or 'brave lady'. أ is indeed a 'brave lady' (Masha Allah) and not solely because of how she is taken to... eating biryani and macaroni cheese together, on the same … Continue reading أ: Between Biryani and Irn-Bru.
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ت: Connectivity, Re-Connecting, and… Fifty pounds worth of coins in a carrier bag, to buy “milk” with.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. ت's nan (who lives here in the East of London, el este de Londres) is, according to ت, "a hunnit percent Bengali", even in spite of her passport, which still says that she (ت's nan) is 'East Pakistani'. ت's Nanee (one way … Continue reading ت: Connectivity, Re-Connecting, and… Fifty pounds worth of coins in a carrier bag, to buy “milk” with.
د, س and ع: Football, Family, and the “blue” country.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. Two of my little brothers are currently playing foosball. I have one biological brother, and then two of my little cousins: among British-Bengalis, it is quite normal for us to refer to our cousins as cousin-sisters and cousin-brothers. It often feels this way too: like although we … Continue reading د, س and ع: Football, Family, and the “blue” country.
