Alexis McBride

April 20, 2024

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall But Way Too Much is Falling on Dubai; The Discovery of a 2021 Blog Shows That I Have Always Had My Foes; My 2024 Response Different as I Learn From My Mistakes; News and Insights Relating to Dubai Flooding; Photos of Male Triage; A Morning Greeting; A Reel of A New Dawn and a New Day

This is totally unbelievable, but absolutely true and factual. Thinking I had written in the past about rain I typed too much rain in the search engine of this blog – my April 12, 2021…

April 19, 2024

Beckett Profoundly Expresses Feelings of Despair; Bowed But Unbroken; About Me and Maya Angelo Video; Return of the Abaya Part One and Two: Two Photographs From Hotel Lobby; Allergic Reaction Causes Delay

I will never forget the nightmare evening in the Kohbar Garden Inn Hotel, standing at the elevator suddenly remembering then repeating again and again a Samuel Beckett ‘trilogy’ that has been with me most…

April 17, 2024

Balm in Gilead; There Will Be No Balm Unless We Seek the Face of God; Salam and Good Morning Granny; Some Joyous News: Please Do Not Jump Off the Roof in Happiness: Photos of a Greeting

Today the inspiration that came to mind was There is a Balm in Gilead. A short synopsis: The Balm of Gilead is interpreted as a spiritual medicine that is able to heal Israel (and sinners in general). …

April 15, 2024

The Day is Darkest Before the Dawn; It Became Very Dark Due to the Sanctioned Racism of the Khubar Hilton Garden Hotel; No Pain, No Gain; Punch discussed Phones and Female Strike Force: Mashallah: Incredulity: Photographs of the Riyadh Ritz Carlton

Suddenly thought of the day is darkest, this April 8, 2024. I did the obvious and only thing I do when achieving such inspiration – looked it up. Hahaha This is what I found. “The…

April 8, 2024

Winding Down; A Fond Farewell to Ramadan 2024; Pew Research Center Supplies Reliable Statistics on Islamaphobia; “I am Fasting” to the Rescue; Tears of Joy: His Huge Extended Nigerian Family; Reel of Kohbar View and Photo of Me in Hijab

Today it feels as if I am winding down. Not expecting a great deal of myself, starting to reach out to the world, from my seclusion and solitary ways. Looked to Fasting in Islam to discover three…

April 6, 2024

A Potpourri of Thoughts as Eid Approaches; My Aim is to be a Beloved Soul; Mixed Feelings About the Approach of Eid; Cleaning House; Techniques Showing How to Rid Oneself of Hypocrites is Found in the Faith; Reaching the Conclusion of The Heart of Ramadan; A Twist of Fate Revealed; Two Reels of Makkah/Mecca

Potpourri can mean a mixture of things. This blog will be a mixture of things, both positive and negative. We shall begin with positive. As that song goes: You’ve got to accent the positive Eliminate the…

April 4, 2024

The Heart of Makkah Throbs On: With Chapters on the Hajj, The Washing of the Kaaba; Making of the Kiswah; An Infinity to King Fahd, to Kiswah Embroidery and To Saudi Arabia; Possibility of Becoming an Official Refugee; The Gift of Another Chef’s Hat

The next chapter found within The Heart of Makkah is Hajj and Umrah -Acts of Incomparable Devotion. The verse from the Quran begins the chapter: “Pilgrims thereto is a duty Men owe to God, Those can afford the…

April 2, 2024

Waking to Words of an Obscure Song on April Fool’s Day; Neither Rain or Shine: Authenticity Required on April 1, Authenticity Within the Islamic Faith Explored Using Prior Blogs; Back to The Heart of Ramadan: The Reasons for Ramadan Fasting Found to Be Clouded in Ambiguity; New Chapter to be Found in About Me; Photos of Ramadan Reminders

Today is April Fool’s Day, which I find laughable. It seemed a silly, meaningless day of ‘celebration’ when living in the West. From this vantage point in the KSA during Ramadan, it is completely ludicrous. …

March 31, 2024

The Year of the Evolving Ramadan: Yesterday, the Day Before Yesterday and Now Today; Arab News and Muslim’s Character Come Together; Meeting a Green-Haired Chinese Woman; Both China and KSA Have Able Leaders; Learning More About Good Manners and the Respect KSA has for Knowledge; Curiosity But Not Morbid Curiosity; My Umrah Revisited

My three previous Ramadans were predictable – my daily habits, thoughts, and actions were preplanned. One could say they were cast in stone. Daily I would review my original intentions, writing not only about their…

March 30, 2024

Trivialization; Describing the Process and Taking Responsibility: Getting Breakfast and Break Fast Food; Returning to The Heart of Makkah; Videos from the Yaqueen Institute; Photos From The Heart of Makkah; and Alexis in Makkah

Out of a sense of despair, searching for direction, realized that I have let myself be trivialized, disrespected by people who, because they could not respect themselves, thus were unable to respect anyone. I repented….