Category Archives: Buildings & Interiors

30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 22 Architecture of a Mosque Pt I

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Alice

I do not claim to have visited many mosques, however the ones that I have passed while walking the streets of any Middle Eastern city during my jaunts, and the ones I was lucky enough to enter, seem to own common … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 21: Grand Mosque

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Alice

A Muslim’s house of worship, the mosque, comes from the Arabic masjid which conveys the sense of prostration. This is where believers bow down and prostrate in prayer. Although prayers can be done privately, either indoors or outdoors, every community of Muslims dedicates a space or … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan: Part 20 Shawwal

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Alice

The end of Ramadan has been called! The Moon Sighting Committee of Saudi Arabia spotted that critical sliver of silver yon high this evening; the crescent of the new moon which signals the first day of the Shawwal month. Shawwal is the … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness: Ramadan Part 16 – Lunch

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Alice

Seared tuna steak. That’s what I am feeling for today for lunch. Seared tuna. Done rare. Yes, rare tuna steak. Lets see just how delicious and satisfying a meal consisting of tuna and salad greens can be when ordered in … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 13: Language

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Alice

Euchee, along with Tuvan, Aka and Seri, is one of the many small languages of the world. The Earth’s population of 7 billion people speaks 7,000 languages, however 78% speak the 85 largest languages. Thus while Russian is spoken by 144 million, Tuvan speakers … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Pt 9: Spirituality

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Alice

We all seek happiness. Some say it is inside of us …some look for it outside in the external world. The sages say that a man’s life is always chasing after knowledge, devotion and acievement and a healthy balance between … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Pt 8: Human Endeavours

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Alice

How many records can one city break? Ah, Dubai: the post-modern city springing forth from ancient desert with the greatest this, the tallest that, the biggest brightest and shiniest everything!! Be it Mall (biggest – the Dubai Mall), or Tower (tallest … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness – Ramadan Part 6: Pandora’s Box-Hope in a Jar

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Alice

If I were a hotel, I would desperately want my best outward features to be displayed in all of their glory. My desire would be that the very best of designers ask me some questions about myself, listen to my … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Pt 5: Sky

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Alice

Same sky above me, but what an assortment of canopies! Still no matter where I look up from; whichever patch of earth my feet are planted – be it the aerotropolis of Dubai, the marbled Pantheons of Classical Greece or the castaway … Continue reading →

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Diamonds are Forever…

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Alice

Unique as each fingerprint and every snowflake, each and every diamond is a one-of-a-kind creation. Forged from the impact generated through the combination of temperatures over 1000 degrees centigrade deep within the Earth’s mantel, 150 kilometers below the surface, under high pressure and over … Continue reading →

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