From Sweden with Love for Kashmir

A Kashmiri mother in Stockholm documents daily life, inspiring reflection on culture, heritage, and social responsibility.

- Peerzada Mohsin Shafi

In her kitchen in Stockholm, Nehabiho watches her children scramble to finish breakfast. Their laughter bounces off the walls, filling the sunlit room.

She calls out to them in Kashmiri: “Naeer gass khudayas Hawaal.”

The words, ordinary in their daily life, carry the spirit of a homeland thousands of miles away.

These simple phrases have become rare in a valley where English and Urdu dominate.

But here, in her Swedish home, Kashmiri lives in full voice.

Nehabiho, the woman behind the Instagram handle @nehabiho, has built a space that is both intimate and expansive.

Born in Kashmir, she now lives with her husband and two children in Sweden. Her content is neither flashy nor trend-driven. Instead, it thrives on authenticity, simplicity, and a deep connection to her roots.

Every post is an invitation: to pause, reflect, and consider how life in Kashmir and Sweden intersect, contrast, and inform one another.

Her videos capture small, ordinary moments that feel extraordinary because of the thought she invests in them.

Children's laughter, family rituals, and walks through Swedish parks carry larger meaning.

Kashmir lives in her voice, in the traditions she maintains, and in the language she speaks at home.

Unlike many Kashmiris who hesitate or avoid speaking their mother tongue, Nehabiho's choice to speak Kashmiri is an act of defiance.