Author: baqir shameem

by https://videopress.com/v/4kH4j0W4?preloadContent=metadata Serena Shameem Serena is the younger daughter of Tehmina and Jafar Shameem. She is a student in Grade 2 and to keep herself busy during the Covid period, she stopped talking to her dolls and took up something which to us is more interesting. Please watch the video. Her narration of her effort… Continue reading Bye Bye Dolls →

(Picture by Jafar Shameem) This article is by Yameena Shameem daughter of Jafar Shameem. She is a student in Grade 8 When the pandemic hit, schools were forced to go online to avoid exposure to COVID-19. It is almost a year later, and most schools here in the Seattle area are still online, and some… Continue reading My Online Schooling →

(Picture by Jafar Shameem) The Webster dictionary defines coward as one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity, a coward who deserted his troops. It does appear that coward is a bad word. He is someone who's afraid of doing something daring or dangerous. Really? Does being afraid of something dangerous make someone a coward? Is a… Continue reading Living with Cowards →

https://videopress.com/v/azdZpaw6?preloadContent=metadata Kal raath bhar bahar barf ka gola barsa Hum bepanah sothe rahe patha hi na chala Subah hote hi jab darwaze se jhank kar bahar dekha Barf ki qalam pedon par saji hain aur safed chadar se dhaka takht paya Kyon rok leti hain tahniya aur patte in nazuk barfile qalmon ko Woh tho… Continue reading Barfeele Khayalath (Snowy Thoughts) →

(Picture by Jafar Shameem) ज़िदगी जीते अगर खुद के लिए न होता ग़मबंदिशों के घेरे में हुए मुसलसल परेशां हमन किया किसी ने ताक़ीद न पड़ा कोई ज़ोर हमपरतक़ल्लुफ़ और मासूमियत ने ले लिया घेर ख़ुदपर Would have Lived life for myself if there was no sorrow  surrounded by restrictions forever I remained distressed Though… Continue reading Khud Shanas (Introspection) →

By Pooja Shameem It does not haunt you with a pair of hollow starving eyesOr torn filthy ragged clothes, hung on a pair of skinny limbs.It does not scream through the growls of an empty stomachNor does it shed its tears through a leaky roof. (Picture by Jafar Shameem) It screams beating its chest.A monster… Continue reading Conscientious Stupidity →

by Baqar Abbas Shameem (Faizi) ("In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play." Friedrich Nietzche. "In every real human a writer is hidden that wants to write." Baqir Shameem. Am I wrong ? Search sedately in your heart more than your other faculties! You will agree with me! My endeavor is… Continue reading Hidden Gems →

By Pooja Shameem Few days ago, a Facebook post I had made three years ago popped up as a memory.  Memories being one of my favorite features on Facebook, I regularly scroll through the posts and read the comments. While I was scrolling through the comments in the memory I noticed a GIF of Snoopy… Continue reading Jeffery Wolf: Virtual Healer →

(Picture by Jafar Shameem) मैं दिन हूँ आफ़्ताब मेरा मालिक है वह डूब जाये तो मैं खो जाता हूँ  अँधेरा होते ही, बेचैनी से माहताब और रात को ताकता हूँ बेक़रार रहता हूँ जल्द से इत्तेफ़ाक़ मिले मख्लूक़ की खिदमत का मिल जाये  फ़ायदा सबको मेरे सूरज की तपिश और नूर  का I am the… Continue reading Din (Day) →

Besides the normal preventive actions such as wearing the mask and social distancing, stay at home is the oft repeated message from the doctors and officials. The former measures are mainly applicable outdoors or in large gatherings. The latter sadly is a punishment for all of us whether young or old. It becomes all the… Continue reading An Outing! →