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My name is Iram Usmani and I am a proud mom of four beautiful children. My family is my everything, my elder two girls are in university as well and I have a girl in grade 10 and boy in grade 7 . My brief bio is that I have a Master in Computer scienceContinue reading “About Me”

The topic I picked to analyze is the difference in socio-economic status. As we had to pick two stories, I read all the stories in a row and to my astonishment, I realized that 13 of the students in this class, including me, chose the same thing to talk about. We all shared our experienceContinue reading “Writing the Self Analysis: Looking for Normative Narratives on Class”

“Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread, and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.” ― Shirley Chisholm I can not blame white people, for not knowing they are an active part of a racist system, because they are so used to getting everything they want. They are not shownContinue reading “Reading Response #2”

Canada 2012: “Come on Mom, Your favourite movie is on. Isn’t this the song you always sing?”.My 12-year-old daughter is calling me excitedly from the living room. The voice of the song coming to the kitchen opens my tired eyes and takes me to the past where I am singing and dancing like crazy withContinue reading “Writing the self 4: Like your Dad would”

Pakistan 1988: I am sitting at the dining table waiting for my cook to bring my breakfast as it’s almost time for school. I look at my spotless blue school uniform and the white scarf on my shoulders. I always feel happy when I wear a freshly laundered uniform brought by the washerman. I loveContinue reading “Writing the self 3: Picky Eater”

Mar 2016: It’s all so vibrant and busy. Around 40 tables side by side in the main hall of the Government house in Regina. All the kids have great projects made by children from all over the province. They are all threefold boards, covered by different bright and beautiful colours, with all the information andContinue reading “Self Stories: Recognizing difficult truths”

Feb 18, 2016: Delta Regina, I am sitting with my husband Noor with our kids Amaima, Nabeera, Zunaira and Ibrahim on seats beside us. We are all dressed in our best formal dresses. Our hearts are pounding with joy but with anxiety too for everything to be fine. The hall is filled up with familiesContinue reading “Self Story 1: Oath Ceremony”

MY FIRST POST

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”