2026 Week 23
This week, I went to the City to meet a friend. I arrived fairly earlier than the appointed time. That’s something I still don’t like as much about traveling by National Rail, where you can…
2026 Week 22
Eid Mubarak. Two months and ten days after the end of Ramadan, it is time to celebrate again. As the millions who have gathered for Haj complete the obligatory prayers and rituals, the rest of…
2026 Week 21
The past weeks have been a time of quite a few firsts. I went for my first hike ever here in the UK. Organised by a group of a few London mosques, it felt like…
It’s been 5 years
UPDATE: This year, I’ve shifted the blog to my primary website www.asifkhan.in. You can view the updates under Projects, or simply by clicking here. 5 years is a long time. When I started this…
Day 7: I left a mosque
Well yes. Not exactly, but yes, in a way I was thrown out of a mosque today. If you’re wondering why you don’t see any pictures on this post, that was in fact the reason…
Day 6: Of Food, Cannons, Red Sandstone and Mars
Another evening, another exit from a mosque. And another pat on the shoulder. Rather an arm around the shoulder. I was too busy looking at the image preview on my camera, so I didn’t pay…
Day 5: It isn’t just brick and mortar which crumble
Anybody moving around South Delhi would at some point cross that flyover plus major junction known as Chirag Dilli, situated on one of the arterial roads which cut across Delhi. The name always gave out…
Day 4: Chicken Qorma for the Soul
I almost missed out on being in time for Iftar today. Yes, I almost did. And I don’t have anything else to blame but my ever confused mind, which just keeps on throwing up multiple…
Day 3: In the horde, there is always that one face
Someone calling out my name, a tap on the shoulder. I turn around and see that it’s Farrukh Bhai, complete with wife and kid. Now I haven’t seen Farrukh Bhai in ages – last I…