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Morning Musings - Words

Words have a power that's fearless, and a magic that's unbeatable. They are a precise scale that can kill or bring to life, a remedy and a disease, rain and arrows. Words are eternal; they never die. They have a majesty that can plummet you into the deepest trenches or elevate you to the highest heavens. Words have the astonishment

Saddam Hussein... Lest We Forget

The memory of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's assumption of power; when this phrase is presented to us today after so many years, fleeting images from a long history pass through our minds, if only for moments. This is especially if you were a witness to those events firsthand, or if you chose to revisit and understand them later

The Blessing of Renouncing Blessings

Last week, I left my car in Alexandria and returned to Cairo with my husband. Early in the morning, my husband dropped me off at my workplace near Cairo University. I had to figure out how to return to the Fifth Settlement in New Cairo, so I planned to use Uber. After work, an audacious and different idea occurred to me. I decided to

Live Inside Your Head

My adept psychiatric father, may he rest in peace, taught me how to give injections since I was a child, not realizing then that I would benefit the most from it, both physically and mentally. He used to tell me that the human brain can only perceive one action at a time, so if you press on the injection site and withdraw your hand at the

Morning Chatters – My Coffee

Nothing is as it was... My cup of coffee is no longer the source of happiness that I would wait for from night to morning to revel in the meaning of peace and tranquility. Its aroma no longer has the joy that once tickled my senses with love and passion... It no longer has that magical effect, capable of always awakening me, despite that