Ready, Set, Date!
What do you get when you throw 50 desi women and 50 desi men in the same room? A bhangra party? – Close, but not quite. What if I was to say the capacity’s been deliberately assigned, and there are no...
View ArticleNewlywed Advice – Living with the in-laws
Need some advice about married life? Can’t seem to adjust with the in-laws? Ask Saara and Ahmar! Dear Saara and Ahmar, I just got married a year ago. My husband is the eldest son in his family....
View ArticleNYTimes: Muslim Modern Love
Don’t miss today’s Modern Love column: Close Enough to Touch Was Too Far Apart. Saba Ali’s personal story about searching for a Muslim mate. Check out her piece in today’s NYTIMES
View ArticleMr. Right, Aisle Three?
Most of my friends have gone through it; the trials and tribulations of being a single South Asian girl past the age of 23. I had done what was expected of me. I did well in high school, gained...
View ArticleDesi Sisters – Breaking up with Long Term BF
Get advice from our Desi Sistes! Razia Kosi is a clinical social worker who founded Counselors Helping (South) Asians/ Indians, Inc, (CHAI), an non profit organization who’s mission is to educate the...
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The Guy Who Pretended His Mother was Dead
Hi! I’m Single Muslim Female, and I’m here to share my ridiculous tales from the winding and thorny road to finding a soul mate. Beginning with the boy who cried wolf…about losing his mother? I was at...
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Divanee’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide At Your Service!
Just when you thought you were through with holiday shopping, yet another season of giving is upon us — Valentine’s Day! We took the liberty at Divanee to compile a desi-inspired gift guide to make...
View ArticleBook Review: “Haunting Jasmine” by Anjali Banerjee
Infidelity is one of the great scourges of this world. It breeds resentment, mistrust, fear and anguish. It festers in people’s minds, eating away at their confidence, at times crippling their will to...
View ArticleFebruary Book of the Month: “Love, InshAllah” by Nura Maznavi and Ayesha Mattu
There are countless untold stories in this world, but few are so self-censored as tales of the Muslim woman’s quest for love. A new anthology of first person essays called “Love, InshAllah: The Secret...
View ArticleWeekend Laugh: PDA Advice from Hannah Simone of “New Girl”
Public displays of affection, or PDA as they are more fondly known, were one of the most hotly contested acts at my high school. But, thanks to Hannah Simone of “New Girl” fame, this week we learned...
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