Monthly Archives: February 2013

A Sacred Trust

  Yesterday was Friday, and I went to jummah prayer with my grandson. The khutbah was about children as trusts from Allah. My heart squeezed a little when the imam said that children are Allah’s trust to us, but that … Continue reading

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What Happened to “Ocean Mist”?

I was perusing the new WordPress themes, wondering whether I wanted to change my theme. Ocean Mist has always been a favorite theme; I’ve returned to it regularly. Tonight, however, I accidentily gave it up, probably forever.  I didn’t intend to give it … Continue reading

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The Saint Movies

Even before I became a Muslim, I was never Catholic. I knew very little about Catholicism or the lives of the saints, nor was I interested. Now, I am interested. Several years ago, I stumbled across a movie entitled, “Papa … Continue reading

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Progress in Photography

Well, six months have passed since my last post. I guess I’m in hibernation from blogging, but only because I delved more deeply into other interests, among them photography. Following my last post– in which I related my discomfort with … Continue reading

Posted in art, Creative Image Manipulation, Digital Imaging, photography, Saudi Arabia | 12 Comments