Governor’s Island is one of those New York spots where it seems as if the city is always (more…)
‘Entertainment’
NYC in a Snap: Liz’s Photo-Blogathon About the City
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Eat, Pray, Love…and then what?
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Eat, Pray, Love is all the rage, again. After its run on bestseller lists a few years back, it is set to be a major movie success, starring Julia Roberts. It makes one wonder why, and whether or not it tells a story which makes us feel that we need exotic travel to stimulate our spiritual journeys. But do we? (more…)
TALIBAN’S ANGELS
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Once upon a time there lived a girl named Khalida in Kandahar, the southern region of Afghanistan. It is the spiritual base of Taliban, a puritanical movement which proclaims its roots in Islam.
When she was just eight years old, a ragtag militia from her town took control after fierce fighting with the bandits that controlled the city, terrorizing the people and holding them as hostage in their own (more…)
Fasting in the fast-lane
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010The thought of going without food or drink for more than 12 hours a day may not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but Ramadan in Dubai, is fun! Growing up in various parts of the Muslim world, I have very nostalgic memories of Ramadan, or the month of Fasting, being about more than abstinence, being actually festive. Families getting together for the meals that signal the start and stop of the fast, everyone making a more conscientious effort to pray, not swear and be mindful of themselves (more…)
NYC in a Snap: Liz’s Photo-Blogathon About the City
Monday, July 12th, 2010
This image was shot from the rooftop of an apartment building on Barrow Street in the West Village on July 4th. (more…)
NYC in a Snap: Liz’s Photo-Blogathon About the City
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
From Brooklyn to the West Village and back
This portrait resulted from a trip back to my friend Caitlin’s childhood home in the West Village. (more…)
