A Tour in My Mind

On monday 18/1/2016 I attended the Global Village Event in Delhi. We had so much fun at the event exchanging food, talks and info about our countries. Treats from Brazil  Given to me by my Chinese friend Started collecting coins My coworker offered me some delicious homemade food Aloo Paratha My boss offered me some tasty Kachori for lunch, I loved it. Enjoyed watching my lovely roommate cook  The reason why the food was so tasty 

Verses of Mystic love by :  Husayn Mansûr Hallâj عجبتُ منك ومنـّـي يا مُنـْيـَةَ المُتـَمَنّـِي أدنيتـَني منك حتـّى ظننتُ أنـّك أنـّي وغبتُ في الوجد حتـّى أفنيتنـَي بك عنـّــي يا نعمتي في حياتــي وراحتي بعد دفنـــي ما لي بغيرك أُنــسٌ إن كنت خوفي وأمنـي يا من رياض معانيـهْ قد حّويْـت كل فنـّـي وإن تمنيْت شيْــــاً فأنت كل التمنـّـــي English Translation: Ajibtu minka wa minni 1) I'm  Astonished by you and me, O desire of my desire. 2) You had me close to You, to the point that I thought you were myself. 3) I then eclipsed in ecstasy, till I have dissipated and faded myself from my being cause of you , 4) O my happiness in this life, my rest in my grave! 5) It is not for me, save that Thou, of jubilation, for You are my fear and my safety, 6) O who the garden of his meanings (emblems) have embraced all of my art. 7) and if I still have a desire, it is You who all I des...

I wrote the following note two years ago : " Taking a look at the old pictures from my last visit to Makkah and Madinah in summer 2012 .............  I miss going there so much. I miss having chit chats with people that I've never met before. I miss grabbing a bite with them. I miss breaking my fasting trying different kinds of snacks from different cuisines offered by the ladies setting next to me. I remember a Moroccan lady givng me something sweet to try ...... I Loved it! I miss thefeeling of being amongst aone big family there. I miss all of those Turkish ladies thinking that we are Turkish cause of how our lovely mom looks like  & greeting us with Eid with lots of  hugs & kisses! ..... my Grandma used to have the same awkward moment too. I miss the typical scene that I got used to see in Makkah of a Saudi gentleman with his sons offering pilgrims food to break their fasting & everyone of the boys would have a task. one would hold a tea ...

I wrote this upon the request of a dear friend of mine. I’ve been lucky enough to visit Hindustan or Al Hind as we call it in Arabic, back in January 2016. Here are some observations: We Both love life and like to party like crazy. We find excuses to dance and celebrate pretty much everything. I remember one of my Indian friends telling me about taking an Uber in Egypt once and there was a wedding procession on the road, the driver almost got out of the cab to join the dancers. Our family ties are so strong and mean the world to us. Our people are so sociable and nosey sometimes and we pay attention to what the people or society would say. We all care about what the aunties would say about us when it’s gossip time! Brothers take care of their sisters and consider it not just a responsibility but also an evidence of their masculinity and well upbringing. Chivalry and generosity to one's guests is not just a rare trait, It's the norm. We Love to brag a...