“Some people believe that a happy life creates an emotion, which equals that of a sad life, since the happy life is horrible to lose, and the sad one is painful to bear…” -university friends.

Today, what a lovely special day it is. It’s the day this veeeeery special person was brought into life to light it all up and give my existence a great new meaning and fill my heart with love… Yes, just like today, 26 years ago, a little baby cry broke the silence, and announced the [...]

I’ve always believed that the well-being of the individual reflects on the society as a whole, and a huge part of the well-being of an individual consists of having a balanced, safe and happy childhood. And to achieve this, children must be protected from any kind of abuse and should get the right kind of [...]

Today marks the International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is: “Gender equality beyond 2005: Building a more secure future.” Many Arab countries celebrate the International Women’s Day, and many have their own national woman day.In my personal opinion that is limited to personal experience and some readings and media news here and there, two [...]

Inspired by And Far Away…1. When it comes to cheating I’m a total loser. I was left in a closed office with my own books for 2 hours and still couldn’t have the courage to open the books and write the answers to my test!2. I’m really good and creative at making up excuses 3. [...]

Dear fellow bloggers, I would like to proudly announce my success in achieving my nr.1 challenge away from the Middle East: Making Arabic Bread!YIPPIEEEEEEE! In Tunisia there are three kinds of bread used: baguette (French bread, which is their main used bread) and tabouna bread (which is somehow like Egyptian bread, a bit thicker) and [...]

Just came across our friend Natasha’s post concerning the reactions to the Muslim girl who won the school dress case. In her post she drew our attention to a post written by The Big Pharaoh on this subject and noted that what he wrote was really appealing, and more convincing than what Subzero Blue wrote. [...]

If you think you are beaten, you are;If you think you dare not, you don’t!If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,It’s almost certain you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost;For out in the world we findSuccess begins with a fellow’s will;It’s all in the state of mind! If you think [...]

“Sometimes forgetting is more painful than remembering”. – a taxi driver.

Jordanian prisoners in Israel began a hunger strike on Tuesday. They also issued a statement demanding their release and insisting they would not rescind regardless of consequences. “Obtaining the release of the prisoners has always been the government’s top priority and main objective,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Rajab Sukayri said. Details… I really hope all of [...]