I am truly blessed in every way. I rest, writing from bed, surrounded by bounty. The literary definition of bounty is something given or occurring in generous amounts. That is such a generous definition. But…
Observant readers will notice that there is something new. A Different Banner, A Different SubHeading. It Announces: Home About Me Books Gallery Stats! Stats is the newest edition. Decided it needed to be there, to…
First of all it, is important to define spirituality. It is the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. Wikipedia provides an excellent overview of…
I have a new source of news and views which will guide me through the shoals of misinformation and the trivialities that we social medians face on a daily basis. Many definitions of shoals but…
The following fabulous news appeared in the January 30, 2023 edition of Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera is a major contribution to world news with reporters ‘stationed’ all over – including Canada (of all places). This…
I read extensively, the reading is not limited to the Islamic faith although that my major concentration. A source of, shall we shall call, more earthly ‘delights,’ is The New Yorker, the magazine edition is delivered weekly…
Do admit that I took the title from that terribly romantic song: “What a Difference a Day Makes”. It is actually utter drivel but it inspiring (if you lack education and credibility.) First, we shall…
At sunrise yesterday morning I was struck with an extremely strong, positive feeling. I earnestly searched for a word to describe it, finally deciding that this came close – epiphany. It has several meanings but…
I promised myself (and others) that upon my return to Canada I would speak of Saudi Arabia, as I found it, and it really was. Not the way it is portrayed in Western media –…
I am about to differ with many, if not most of those, of the Islamic faith. It shall run the gambit from learned Islamic scholars, to ‘wanna be ‘Islamic scholars, right down to lazy Muslims…