Tuesday, March 30, 2010

A Woman with a Veil, a Man with a Book

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During the Swiss minarets controversy I noted that there was no way such a law like that could exist in Canada. I may have spoken too soon. ...
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Friday, March 26, 2010

News

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So the other day I was chatting with a Qatari colleague about what he got up to over the weekend and after telling me a few things he noncha...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Grand Hyatt

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A while ago I mentioned that I had taken care of my friend's cats. To thank me for coming to the rescue (they had someone lined up and t...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Busy time for Doha

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This is a pretty exciting week for Doha, there is a lot going on. At the Aspire Sports Zone is the World Indoor Track and Field Championship...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Numerology? Or just because it's cool?

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In Qatar and other parts of the GCC there is a secondary market for phone numbers or license plates that have certain number combinations. ...
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Sunday, March 07, 2010

Takaful

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First, I would just like to say hello to everyone who has found this blog through that article in ABODE magazine. *waves* Today I was at a r...
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Thursday, March 04, 2010

The move

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Sorry for not posting but I've been quite busy. Everything is signed, sealed, and delivered. I've moved! Not out of Qatar, but to a...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Where am I?

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I'm right here! Having a great time!
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Sunday, February 07, 2010

On Vacation

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I was so busy at work I didn't have time to update everyone -- I'm on vacation in Canada now. Left yesterday. I'll be here for...
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Cats

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Did I mention that I'm doing some cat-sitting for some friends of mine? No, not the white cat who tried to get my soul, different cats....
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Skeptics in the Pub -- Friday, January 29

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So having met another critical thinker in Doha, and he knows some other like-minded people, looks like it's time for... The first get-to...
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Scottish slang

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Some friends of mine are on vacation for the next few weeks so I am popping by every day to check up on the house and make sure everything i...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Tattooing

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No, not me. I don't have any tattoos. Following up on my statements regarding how Muslims do not necessarily follow all aspects of Scri...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Some rubbish on the internet about Muslims can't be "Good Americans"

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In the comments section of my previous blog post came a notification of an e-mail making the rounds regarding whether Muslims can be “Good A...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Population

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Okay, let's chill out a bit about my health woes and get onto other topics. I had not mentioned this interesting article in the local ne...
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Sunday, January 03, 2010

Nothing starts the New Year off right like...

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An emergency root canal! *sigh* Remember how I had to have all of my wisdom teeth out? Well the reason I had to have them removed (aside f...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Book Fair

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Check out this recent article in the newspaper about an upcoming book fair . Figured I would mention it since I had recently posted about w...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Back Update

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Okay so the MRI results came back, looks like I have a slight degeneration in one of the discs in my lower back. It has a lot less fluid th...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Christmas Eve Medical

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While everyone else is gearing up for Christmas (well, the Westerners and Christians anyway) I decided to do something different -- go to th...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

My Warranty Has Expired

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These past few days has seen me go to one doctor for a problem with my back (doctor suspects it is a joint inflammation between the spine an...
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