Author Sorayya Khan on what it means to grow up between two cultures, and on mothering and being mothered in a global world.
Sorayya Khan
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Twenty Years Later: A 9/11 Reading List
Six stories on the immediate and ongoing aftermath of the attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.
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The Cities in Me
A personal essay in which novelist Sorayya Khan maps her family’s path from Islamabad to Solvay.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Cities in Me
Novelist Sorayya Khan maps her path from Islamabad to Solvay.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Cities in Me
Novelist Sorayya Khan maps her path from Islamabad to Solvay.
Posted inBlog Post, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
An Unapologetic Plea for Your Help Funding More Personal Essays
Longreads’ Essays Editor on the importance of budgeting for personal narratives.
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Raising Brown Boys in Post-9/11 America
Sorayya Khan recalls racist threats to her young sons after the 2001 attacks, and worries about them as young men living in ‘Trumpistan.’