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March 2026

March 07, 2026

Book review: Syrian Folktales

I firmly believe in the power of folklore, in the spiritual teachings found within these...

August 2025

August 12, 2025

Pray for the Druze and Christians in Syria

I've been absent, again, for a myriad of reasons. One of those reasons is that...

March 2024

March 11, 2024

Book Review: Liberty Walks Naked

I recently finished a book that I didn't expect to feel so emotional with. Even...

July 2023

July 21, 2023

Book review: Witnesses to War – The Children of Syria

I've never cried with a book. Maybe movies, TV shows, definitely with music and music...

February 2023

February 22, 2023

Help Syria and Turkey Today

I’ve wanted to stay away, but no decent human being can do it for long....

January 2023

January 08, 2023

Welcome 2023

It's still surreal to be in 2023. 2022 wasn't what I expected it to be,...

January 28, 2022

Book Review: The Arabian Nights (Mahdi and Haddawy edition)

It's been a long time since I wrote about this book for the first time,...

February 2021

February 09, 2021

Aladdin, Ali Baba and Simbad. The Orphan Tales.

After I got a copy of The 1001 Nights, one of my 7 pre Islamic...

January 2021

January 03, 2021

7 pre-Islamic Readings for this 2021

First of all, happy new year to everyone! 2020 was an insane year to all...

December 2020

December 27, 2020

On the Syrian Bread Crisis (Prayer Included)

I just came home with my heart on the throat. A couple of hours ago,...

November 2020

November 15, 2020

On The 1001 Nights

We all grew up knowing the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad, we know...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Developing Devotional Practices Beyond Praying

Devotion is not limited to just praying, giving offerings and meditating, it is much more.

September 16, 2020

Book Review: The Book Collectors

I don’t remember the last time it hurt so much to read, to turn the...

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