Sep 24, 2021Memoirs of FridaysFridays have a taste Fridays have memories Fridays have that smell of gatherings My mother’s breakfast Our family view around the morning table And my grandfather’s tales And drinking hot tea on the sunny balcony He looks at his watch from time to time In order not to be late for prayer, And so that he does not miss the Friday Quran And when we finished prayers at the mosque, he slows down on the way back homeFriday1 min readFriday1 min read
Sep 20, 2021A Writer’s Prayer by Neil GaimanOh Lord, let me not be one of those who writes too much; who spreads himself too thinly with his words, diluting all the things he has to say, like butter spread too thinly over toast, or watered milk in some worn-out hotel; but let me write the things I have to say, and then be…Neil Gaiman1 min readNeil Gaiman1 min read
Sep 17, 2021Caring About Self-Care!One of the things that enlightened me while watching the wonderful series “I May Destroy You”, is the concept of “self care”! It is not meant to take care of oneself, that one eats, drinks and sleeps only, but also taking care of physiological and mental health as well. Every…I May Destroy You2 min readI May Destroy You2 min read
Sep 11, 20219/11: Falling.The man who preferred to fall from the World Trade Tower After witnessing the plane crash After seeing Hell After volcanoes of crazy flames rose from the burning fuel The man who preferred to fall From that looming tower Down from hundreds of floors What was he thinking during his…9 11 Attacks2 min read9 11 Attacks2 min read
Sep 8, 2021It’s Time To Light A Candle!After so many years I got much older Much wiser Things have become Much Clearer Much simpler Then I learned I never wanted anything But you * I got much thin Much transparent I burnt like embers Dropped like a leaf Carried down by the winds of years And I…Lp1 min readLp1 min read
Sep 4, 2021China’s Soft Power at Its Best!Chinese cinema has become an undisputed power, and its huge investments in American cinema are soaring (it invested $1.1 billion in 2015 and the number tripled to reach $4.7 …Shangchi2 min readShangchi2 min read
Sep 2, 2021The Other Day, I Killed A Cat!The Other Day, I Killed A Cat! … I kissed my mother’s forehead I got in my car I started the engine While my mother — God gave her health — in the garden opening the house gate for me I got in the car and in the rearview mirror…Grief2 min readGrief2 min read
Aug 27, 2021A Prayer for Afghanistan!Four thousand Six hundred and Forty Four Kilometers This is the distance between Cairo.. and “Kabul” That great distance Is breaking my heart From that distance Coming pictures Coming pain in the speed of light I watch the images pouring down on us from Afghanistan, on my phone The images…Afghanistan2 min readAfghanistan2 min read
Aug 23, 2021On Glass!I think we’re underestimating Glass! We don’t often pay much attention to it We take it for granted Although most of the glass is: Transparent Sincere Delightful Strong — despite its fragility Durable — despite being formed of sand grains Although it: Contains our things Gives it shape Gives it…Glass2 min readGlass2 min read
Aug 20, 2021Free Guy: The New Truman Show!The person who lives a great lie, everyone around him knows the truth, except him, they all share the lie, while he believes that the life he lives is completely “real” and “authentic”, and the goal of the lie in the end is to achieve a commercial and capitalistic goal…The Truman Show2 min readThe Truman Show2 min read
