This dapper fellow was at the cross-walk with me the other day. His hair was perfect.
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Saturday’s Snapshot (surat al-sabat): لقطة السبت
In the neighborhood around my apartment, there aren’t any parks, so the neighborhood kids play cricket wherever they can find a space. The boy missed the ball. If I knew anything at all about cricket, I would be able to explain to you the significance of this particularly swing-and-a-miss, but I have no idea. There was much shouting and arm waving, and then the boys all redistributed themselves for the …
Saturday’s Snapshot (surat al-sabat): لقطة السبت
Late afternoon fog, earlier this week, made the city a kind of dreamscape.
Saturday’s Snapshot (surat al-sabat): لقطة السبت
In the midst of last week’s National Day celebration, a group of men find a patch of grass to begin their prayers. Having no religious faith of my own, I am always impressed and a little mystified by devotion, while I am infuriated by zealotry of all sorts. I wish – devoutly – that the former did not so frequently cross the line into the latter.
from my window
When we moved to Abu Dhabi, we moved into a furnished apartment. The furniture is mostly fine (once we got rid of the white leather sectional sofa, the ridiculously small bed, and some truly hideous cabinets) but sometimes, nevertheless, I feel a little bit like I live in one of those executive suite hotels. I will say, however, that a hotel room on the 37th floor overlooking the Arabian Gulf …