Receiving dowry and other desi-issues

Dowry is very common in India/Pakistan and is some of the reasons why people hate that they will get a baby-girl instead of a baby-boy. Because some day they will have to pay to get her married. Is someone buying her? NO, so why this tradition? We listen to the news that the family of… Continue reading Receiving dowry and other desi-issues

Going to the mosque :)

Before I went more frequently to the Mosque than what I do nowadays. There are a few reasons for that. For the first I think that it`s the Masjid`s people responsibility to take care of the new people who come and encourage them to come on different days they celebrate. Though what I`ve experiences is… Continue reading Going to the mosque 🙂

Does the beauty always lie in the eyes of the beholder? :)

Your appearance talks for itself when you are seen at work, at home or at a gathering. Lately I have been experiencing this a lot, because I`ve started to wear a jubbah at work, which is a long dress that goes to your feet and long sleeves. You can only see my face and hands… Continue reading Does the beauty always lie in the eyes of the beholder? 🙂

Joint family`s, to be or not to be?

I have sort of been brought up in a joint family, as my brothers got married when I was only 18. So til now I`ve had a few good experiences as well as bad experiences with it. The good experiences are that one has the elders with one, that is an easy way of achieving… Continue reading Joint family`s, to be or not to be?

One word: Experience :)

Most of the Pakistanis living in Norway did not take that much educations in the beginning when they came to this country. They were to busy putting food on the table for their kids. But gladly that has changed. Pakistanis are taking more and more education than before and even boys are not any more… Continue reading One word: Experience 🙂