Modesty Is The Best Policy

i had to have an x-ray of my chest taken today as part of medical examination.. in russia and norway one has to remove all the clothes above the waist to do so, which has always made me feel pretty uncomfortable.. in egypt you do the same but they give you a disposable robe in order to keep things decent.. well, here i didn't have to take any clothes off at all! isn't that lovely? :)

Sparkles

girls like sparkle.. here in saudi you can find sparkly hairclips, rings, shaylas, abayas.. but how about having some sparkle on your... plate!

i found these in danube supermarket and they also have serving dishes and small bowls of the same design.. i think they would be great for a glamorous girls-only party

what do you think? is it glam or is it over-the-top?

It's Interesting To Know That...

...the name jeddah actually means grandmother in arabic.. according to a local legend, eve, the mother of humanity, is buried here.. the graveyard still exists, it's called hawa cemetery and can be found just outside of the historical area of the old city (northeast of al-balad)

saudis pronounce the name of the city more like jiddah, which means prosperity and happiness

another pronunciation is joddah and this means a narrow passage between two mountains or a long road

Your Life, Your Choices

this is a series of videos produced by a saudi aqim salatak (which means "establish your prayer") team.. in october 2008 they launched a media campaign which was aimed at reminding us of the importance of prayer.. the ads were broadcasted on all MBC group channels and were introduced to the viewers in this particular order, cuz when you watch them you'll notice they are a continuous sequence

each video features a young person who all die in the same car accident, and each of them says i just died.. this was my life.. these were my choices









the people at aqim salatak believe "if we can convince people to eat and drink through advertising, then it is even more important to convince them to pray"

you can check out more of their videos at www.aqimsalatak.com

Jeddah Flood

you might've already heard of the flash floods that stroke the south of jeddah on wednesday, december 25.. on that day (which happened to be the first day of hajj) some 70 millimeters of rain fell over the city in less than two hours, which is more than two-thirds of the kingdom’s annual average rainfall.. the drainage system was unable to cope with the load of water, causing the streets to turn into rivers.. the death toll in the floods has now reached 117, with 48 people still missing



it's heart-breaking to read about people losing their loved ones in the floods and whole families being drowned.. like the family who went out for a picnic on that day and lost three of their five family members.. or the man who lost his wife, sisters and three children as they lived in a first floor apartment and the flood was so powerful it broke open their door and drowned everyone.. or the local imam who was on the way to hajj with his whole family, they were cought in the flood on the way to mekkah and all drowned



subhanAllah! indeed, as Allah says in the Quran (interpretation of the meaning): "wherever you are, death will find you, even if you are in towers built up strong and high" (4:78)

so let us pray for those who lost their loved ones and their property, may Allah give them patience and fix their affairs.. and inshAllah those who drowned are martyrs and in jannah



and if you are in saudi arabia and want to donate anything to help those affected by the flood you can call these numbers: 6581122, 6056025, 6055406

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Eid Mubarak!

dear sisters, happy eid al-adha! may you have a wonderful eid and may Allah accept good deeds from you and me.. ameen