Mohammad Ismail

Mohammad Ismail is a multilingual translator, journalist from the tribal areas of Pakistan, where state security forces are at war with Taliban militants. The Seattle’s drizzle and beautiful summer keep him around and can be reached at mismailjournalist@gmail.com.
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Seven more tips to speak English like an American

by Mohammad Ismail
A quick guide for immigrants in the U.S. working to perfect their American English.
Oct 2, 2013

A long commute through Pakistan’s Tribal Areas

by Mohammad Ismail
My friend and I squeeze in the front seat of the pickup. We’re lucky–others are stuck in the back without seats in the freezing winter, getting tossed in the air when the driver crests the hills. It was another one of those days when I would travel between my home in Dera Ismail Khan and […]
Jan 17, 2013

Pakistani immigrant finds a taste of home at ‘Afghan Cuisine’ in Federal Way

by Mohammad Ismail
When my friend Kathleen invited me to a Afghan Cuisine and Banquet Hall in Federal Way, the first image that popped into my head was of the ubiquitous Afghan restaurants in Peshawar, Pakistan, where I lived before I came to Seattle. Millions of Afghan refugees fled to Northwest Pakistan after the Soviet War in the […]
Jun 13, 2012

Five tips for learning to speak English like an American

by Mohammad Ismail
When I moved to Seattle from the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan to study journalism through the State Department’s Northwest Community College Initiative, the biggest surprise was the language barrier. I had studied English for fifteen years, but suddenly I knew I was in trouble. The slangs just were flying over my head and everybody […]
Feb 14, 2012