Walking around any college campus in North America or the UK, one can easily spot South Asians clustered in nationally and ethnically monolithic groups. Within these groups, there are two distinct types of desi. One is the desi (a recent immigrant or international student who has spent most of his/her...

Expatriate families face different kinds of challenges when they return to their native country, writes Nosheen Abbas. Shifting from one country to another usually entails the upheaval of an individual’s existence. But for expatriates, returning home to their native country evokes distinct emotions....

Nosheen Abbas asks why young Pakistani expatriates are choosing to return home. Pakistan has experienced the brain drain since Partition for reasons as varied as political instability to inadequate job opportunities.  According to some statistics, up to two-thirds of Pakistanis want to migrate. But...