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Category Archives: Art and Literature
Book Review– The Butterfly Mosque
Book Review The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson To say that this book was written by an American woman who went to Egypt, explored Islam, became Muslim, married an Egyptian, and spent a year assimilating into Egyptian society, would … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Literature, Book Review, Egypt, Islam, Life
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Book Review: Kabul Beauty School, by Deborah Rodriguez
I loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. I think it is very well-written, contrary to some reviewers who think otherwise. The narrator’s voice remains in character, and the language flows nicely. Though the writing is conversational, it does … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Literature, Book Review, Life Writing
Tagged Afghan, Cross-Cultural Communication, culture, Memoir, women
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Internet Book Club for Middle-Eastern Literature in English
Blogs can be profoundly enlightening, properly educational, and/or entertaining for both readers and writers. After reading a number of them focusing on topics of Muslim and Middle Eastern concern, I asked myself, “What did I read before I read blogs? … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Literature, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Books, Middle-Eastern literature, reading
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Book Review: “A Thousand Spendid Suns” by Khaled Husseini
July 8, 2010 (The metaphorical Riyadh has room for book reviews.) Anyone familiar with Islam and/or the Middle East will recognize at once that this author knows whereof he writes. He should; he was born and raised in Afghanistan, but … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Literature, Book Review, Life, Politics, polygamy, Writing
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Christ Stopped at Eboli– The Arab Connection
Christ Stopped at Eboli– The Arab Connection Italian language is a big part of my life these days. My study of it originated in Riyadh, in 1992, after I returned from my first trip to Italy, where I met distant … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Literature, Italian, Life, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Travel
Tagged Cross-Cultural Communication, culture, customs, Islam, Italian, Italy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Travel
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Creative Photography
Creative Photography Recently I bought a new camera. While learning how to use it I took dozens of photos that were out of focus, badly composed, underexposed, and not worthy of holding space on my hard drive. I deleted … Continue reading
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