Interview With Wajahat Ali

Created by my friend Kate Howe: AMYGDALA MACHINE I: Tomorrow Kate Howe 348 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11238 May 13 – June 19, 2010 Standard procedure saves time and energy in every arena. I once read that when we get out of the shower, we towel ourselves off in the same series of motions, taking the same amount of time, every day. We take the same route to work and wear our heels out in the same lop-sided way. We date the same people in different bodies, respond the the same ad campaign in a different season, repeat the…

A medieval monument to religious pluralism, hidden in the mountains of Afghanistan. One of the great wonders of the medieval world is a very tall, heavily ornamented minaret nestled in a green valley at the edge of the Jam river in what is now Afghanistan. Often called the Minaret of Jam, the monument was almost a millenium ago illuminated by a torch at its top, and surrounded by a thriving town with small industries and outlying farms.  What’s remarkable is that the writing on the minaret and archaeological remains nearby strongly suggest that the city harbored a population of Muslims,…

Profile of 'Dirty Paki Lingerie' Playwright – WSJ.com. As a playwright, Aizzah Fatima knows she is pushing boundaries with the title of her one-woman show, "Dirty Paki Lingerie," which will make its debut Saturday at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre as part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival. But as an actress, Ms. Fatima is delighted to portray roles that transcend the traditional fare she is typically offered as a Pakistani Muslim actress. "'Terrorist No. 2's girlfriend' is an actual title of a character I once auditioned for," she said.