Shelina Janmohamed the author of Love in a Headscarf was in Doha recently on a trip sponsored by Bloomsbury. I wanted to meet this exquisite writer and wanted my students to get to meet her too. I invited her to speak at one of my classes.

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  [caption id="attachment_410" align="aligncenter" width="427" caption="Picture by Nada Al-Mahmeed "][/caption]     Muslims in the West have been defending their religious symbols, distinguishing them from political Islam. The poli

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I would love to share my paintings with all of the blog’s readers. My painting style is abstract. I like to draw- as a hobby. I only draw abstracts- ideas- not the physical entities. I think this gives the audience a chance to interpret my pain

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I just moved from Pittsburgh to Doha, Qatar in the Middle East.  A move like this means having torn feelings, knowing you are leaving your loved ones behind, but offers adventure and new opportunities.  My assignment is only three years long, so it

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  خدعوك فقالوا .....  عندما يجرح المرء ينزف , فما كل جرح يتزين بالدم . عندما يجرح من بالدم ينبض     ... لا يكون لجرحه دليل ولا لألمه صوت.     �

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