We live trapped, between the churned-up and examined past and a future that waits for our work.

As the future ripens in the past,
so the past rots in the future --
a terrible festival of dead leaves.

My work is as an ethnographic rescuer: a conduit between past and future generations. The urgency of this effort cannot be overstated.

My work is as an ethnographic rescuer: a conduit between past and future generations. The urgency of this effort cannot be overstated.

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

I've re-examined my past body of work, and you can call it a rejuvenation. It's a natural expression of my concern as a Muslim and as an artist. I believe both can exist side by side, particularly when the cause is right.