Tag: reflections
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The heart won’t obey
English translation of an Arabic poetry – the poet is Qays Ibn al-Mulawwah. It’s one of the best said about love. He loved Layla so much
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Let’s play, Kitten
This cat is “Moonlight”. She used to live beside our home and we used to spend good time with her daily. Unfortunately, she disappeared! Like many of our beloved ones, we lost contact with her!
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Seeking refuge in the truth
Sanctions, weapons, deaths, destruction, refugees… The news talks about nothing but these topics lately… If someone talked in the favor of civilians, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are supporting one party over the other. It’s just that any solution that doesn’t end a war soon, is simply a chance to kill more innocents, maximize…
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Me.. (as I defined myself around 1998)
Mainly translated from Ali Al Tantawi’s but with modifications, this was my first lecture in English (not my native language). It was in front of my colleagues at ALC (American Language Center) in Amman around 1998. I’m just posting it here without any update/fix since then:
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Poems – Sham
Those are poems by my daughter “Sham” (11 years old) – without modifications. I think I’m going to make her a separate WordPress account to publish her own stuffs 🙂
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Magic in Nature (Guest Post by Jessica Marie Baumgartner)
Nature is magical. It calls to us. When we listen, we are at our best.