American-Iranian Spiritual Poet based in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nayla Al Khaja shared one of her short films with us called Arabana, during TEDx Abu Dhabi. Please only watch the film knowing it is the story of abuse and neglect of a little girl and only if you are in the space and mind to watch such a movie. While watching the film I [...]
MOTHER’S DAY: On this day if you were to say only two lines to your mother, what might it be? Perhaps… Mother dear, you gave me a warm home when I did not even know the meaning of home Mother dear, your arms protected me when I awakened you at all odd hours of the [...]
Sultan The name of someone grand I see a mother call her son He is one born with down syndrome But he will always be the king of the land for her Her love is not negotiable the syndrome of the child invisible Other related Poems: A Poem on Autism Horses and Special Needs [...]
For this mothers day, I chose this picture taken by Atiq-ur-Rahman, Gulf News of a son who is a champion in front of the world, and yet he shows such subdued respect to his mother who bore him to life. MOTHER’S DAY: On this day if you were to say only two lines to your [...]
At first thought it seems easy to write a poem about one’s mother After all this is the person I have known since before birth This is the person that has helped me come through the passage or canal of life This is the person who has fed my body while singing lullaby to my [...]
Love should in fact be one of the easiest things to write about. And yet for me the concept of love is one I know but to put the concept into words is not an easy one. There is the word LOVE which means to have positive feelings for, feeling of acceptance, tolerance and respect. [...]
When we think of birth we think of an infant being born into the world. When I think of birth I think of the seed in gestation that has been awakened to see the light. So if today is your birthday, it can be the day you were born out of the womb and into [...]
( Friday May 27 8:20 am 2011) I can see my truth budding in the spring of my life But I still find myself puzzled by all that surrounds me There are shades of colors among my petals I can hardly see any more of the shades of gray that ruled my world I am [...]
I wake up from the night before I realize that I have watched Bahareh.com go through the eye of the needle and into the world of the web of internet Somehow I have given birth, but there are no post birth pains, no cramps, no blood I only have a throbbing on the tip of [...]
