Tag: NABIHA ABRAR

NABIHA ABRAR It feels fantastic to experience an approach of kindness and love, once in a while. For a human heart is made that way I guess; it appreciates the beauty of genuine care within. “Assalam U Alaikum, Mama.” Here in Quetta, I’ve gotten used to a couple of things that seemed funny just a year ago… as I should. ‘Mama’ is a term of endearment or respect the natives here use for an older man. Balochi/Brahvi language and Pashto feel so familiar now, even more than Pahari (the language spoken in Azad Kashmir); these have been rooted within me for years, though I only know a few words in them that I come across often or phrases their traditional songs have gotten me used to. No one’s proud of me for that more than my parents since they believe I’m doing a great job adjust...