بِسمِ اللهِ الرحمن الرحيم
Allah gave me the presence of mind in the final days before my departure from Jeddah to inquire with a local travel agent regarding flights to Istanbul, and I was informed in no uncertain terms that all flights were full.
When I found myself cozily ensconced in mid-town Manhattan’s Best Western President hotel [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Into the City
Posted in Jeddah, Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Rainfall on Interstate 95
Posted in English on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
بِسمِ اللهِ الرحمن الرحيم
Apropos of yesterday:
For miles, we’ve been driving in the shade of a grey blue mass floating through the atmosphere, a fluffy ceiling sparkling with slender bolts of light like exclamation marks. It almost reaches the horizon, where sunlight permeates a vivid stretch of sky, clear and blue.
Downpours of varying strength slow our [...]
Weighted Words
Posted in English on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pakistan & Istanbul
Posted in English, Jeddah on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
بِسمِ اللهِ الرحمن الرحيم
If I understand the Oxford American dictionary on my computer, the word Pakistan is an acronym of sorts deriving from: Punjab, Afghan frontier, Kashmir, Baluchistan.
And the same dictionary explains that Istanbul is from the Greek meaning: into the city.
الحمد لله
♥
13 July 2008
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Local time at present position: 12:09 p.m.
Above the [...]
