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Hijab– the Perenial Argument
Originally posted on The Convert Connection:
No person can approach Islam without considering that glaring badge of belonging– the head-covering of women. My comments in this post refer to the physical expression of hijab– the headscarf. I won’t post evidence for…
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An American Hijab
A hijabi reading this will be the first to object to my title: An American Hijab. There is no such thing as an American hijab, as opposed to an Arab or a European hijab. Hijab is Islamic, and it should … Continue reading
Life Cycles of Blogs
My favorite free theme, Fruit Shake, is no longer supported by WordPress. I would never have changed it, except that my list of followed blogs and Arabic language resources had become out-of-date. Most of the links no longer worked, and … Continue reading
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Synchronicity
Have I written about Synchronicity here before? No matter. It is a phenomenon that occurs multiple times, if one is attuned to its features, and I’ve just enjoyed another episode. Synchronicity is a concept introduced by Carl Jung, the pioneer … Continue reading
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A Figure-Eight of Sorts
From time to time, I get spam post notifications for this blog. If I hadn’t gotten those notifications, I would have forgotten this blog altogether. I have now apologized to myself for observing yet again another one of my life’s … Continue reading
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Too Much of a Good Thing
When I was a child, and I wanted something, and asked my mother for it, she would invariable refuse, with the admonition, “You know what will happen when you have too much of a good thing.” This admonition was most … Continue reading
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Return to Riyadh?
As soon as I retired on New Year’s Eve of 2015, I knew I was free to travel. I could buy a ticket to any place for any day of the week, stay as long as I wanted, and return … Continue reading
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Rediscovery
Again, I’ve rediscovered my own blog. It happened as I was perusing my files for an essay I want to send to my cousin. Since I’ve changed computers three times since writing that essay, I turned to the blog. I … Continue reading
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Fiscal Pain?
How many CEOs will feel the “pain” of lowering their yearly salaries by a million or two? How many corporations will have to feel the “pain” of having to start paying taxes on their profits? How many corporate jet pilots … Continue reading
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“Saudi Men Support” Saudi Women Driving
I googled “Saudi Women Driving” just now, and here is a representative sample of headlines from publications from both the East and West over the last few days: Saudi Women Flaunt The Driving Ban The Dilemma of Saudi Women Drivers Saudi … Continue reading
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