Dubai family celebrate India and Pakistan independence days - in pictures
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Abedunisa Siraj, with her great-grandson Haider, says she receives love and affection in India and Pakistan. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Mumbai-born Abedunisa Siraj moved to Pakistan after her marriage and then to Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National -
The great-grandmother has 11 Pakistani grandchildren, four Indian grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and believes in living in harmony. Antonie Robertson / The National -
With her youngest son Khalid who was born in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Four generations: Abedunisa Siraj with her daughter, grandson and two great-grandchildren. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Abedunisa Siraj, left, with a friend in Mumbai in the 1960s before her marriage. Photo: Siraj family -
Abedunisa Siraj with her husband Ayub Siraj on a visit to Mumbai in the late 1960s after the birth of their eldest child. Photo: Siraj family -
The Siraj family at Mumbai airport in 1974 after they had moved to live in Dubai. Photo: Siraj family -
Husband and wife after the family moved to Dubai in 1973. Photo: Siraj family -
With her children during a visit to Mumbai, where she was born. Photo: Siraj family -
Karachi-born Aaliya Siraj and her Mumbai-born husband Sayed Pasha have taught their children to respect all. Photo: Pasha family -
Karachi-born Aaliya Siraj with her sons, who are Indian citizens born in Dubai. Photo: Pasha family -
Aaliya Siraj, second right, with her Indian family. Photo: Pasha family -
With her daughter, who says the family celebrate the independence days of both India and Pakistan. Photo: Pasha family
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