What an introduction! So much could be said about everything you said here. I thought tabsera was going to be something Arabic. My immediate thought went to the Quranic verse
تبصرة و ذكرى لكل عبد منيب 50:8
But it turned out to be a Dari word! I'm sure you can find the etymological connection between the Dari and Arabic words. If in Dari it means comments, and in Arabic it means insight, then the tabsera your family engaged in offered cultural and social insight to you as a young girl, and this blog by extention offers the readers similar insights through your comments on Afghan culture.
What you said about the censorship of talking about what lead to 9/11 is exactly the same thing happening with Oct 7. The cycle repeats.
And what a serendipitous meeting of you too. I love it when friendships occur like this, almost accidentaly. I had a similar experience in the subway recently where I met an Urdu poet. We haven't become tight friends but it was still a very cool encounter.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment! Yes, that is why I love the word tabsera because it is so vast in meaning. Excited to read your writing as well!
What an introduction! So much could be said about everything you said here. I thought tabsera was going to be something Arabic. My immediate thought went to the Quranic verse
تبصرة و ذكرى لكل عبد منيب 50:8
But it turned out to be a Dari word! I'm sure you can find the etymological connection between the Dari and Arabic words. If in Dari it means comments, and in Arabic it means insight, then the tabsera your family engaged in offered cultural and social insight to you as a young girl, and this blog by extention offers the readers similar insights through your comments on Afghan culture.
What you said about the censorship of talking about what lead to 9/11 is exactly the same thing happening with Oct 7. The cycle repeats.
And what a serendipitous meeting of you too. I love it when friendships occur like this, almost accidentaly. I had a similar experience in the subway recently where I met an Urdu poet. We haven't become tight friends but it was still a very cool encounter.
Excited to read more!
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment! Yes, that is why I love the word tabsera because it is so vast in meaning. Excited to read your writing as well!
Absolutely brilliant. The generational kaleidoscope....