The New Yorker appeared to break its silence about the Middle East – one would think that the Middle East with all of its complexities did not exist because it is almost never mentioned, or…
This is going to be an extremely serious blog but it is not going to start out that way. In life there must be a mixture, variety in order to make life interesting and bearable,…
This from a May 17, 2021 article from Al Jazeera, the Qatar owned and operated network which spans the world. “Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities around the world,…
It is impossible to keep up with what is going on in the Middle East, and I, humbly say, that I know a great deal about the Middle East and am personally familiar with many…
The reason God made the world round is so we cannot see too far ahead. Does that not describe my fate?? Here I am – ready, able and willing to see the world, to travel…
Usually when beginning a blog I know where it is going and what it is going to be about. Not today. I think it will be short, and not sweet, but who knows? Not me…
That pretty much describes my present state – I am recovering from Ramadan. It was a rather delightful morning – could sleep in, no jumping out of bed to swallow breakfast before sunrise. Slept in,…
Seven hours from the writing that is now taking place I will have completed 30 days of Ramadan fasting as required by the Islamic faith. It has not been easy, been rather uneven and did…
I do admit to being fickle but this is what I have found over my long life. When someone or something lets me down, there is always someone, or something, to replace them and the…
It is true, I have become too serious. Taking on the Supreme Court, taking on Qatar, extolling another Middle East Monarchy, Dubai. Where has our fun loving Alexis gone?, you say. Well she is back,…