Another box of mishti will not land. What actually does, sorted by who you are buying for: the homesick one, the funny one, your mother, and the new baby.

Bismillah, alhamdulillah and sabr are the three phrases you hear most in a Muslim household. What each one means, and why they belong at the thresholds of a home.

Bhaat is rice, bhorta is a mash, bhaji is a stir-fry. What the three words on our best-selling tee actually mean, and where each one sits in a Bangladeshi meal.

Children are not obliged to fast before puberty, so the years before that are for belonging, not endurance. Countdowns, jobs, practice fasts and the firsts worth marking.

As we are a few days away from 2020, I’m here thinking how far I’ve came along. I remember back in 2016 telling my husband that I really...