Mohamed Zareen

Writing

I brought that cassette back to the UK myself

    Interview               Potwari

“I personally never sent a tape. I used to only write letters. I never actually recorded a tape directly myself, but my children used to record and send tapes.

When I went to Pakistan, my daughter Asiah recorded a tape for her grandparents and her uncle. She recorded her messages and gave me the cassette to pass on to them, and they listened to it there in Pakistan. They then recorded their reply and told me to play this to my children. I brought that cassette back (to the UK) and all the children listened to it. I recorded the conversation of my grandparents, and I told them that I am going back so they should send the message to their son. I gave you those recordings – they have their voices on them.”