Friday, June 26, 2015

Ramadan 2015, Day 8 - A Holy Month Interrupted by Terrorism

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So what was supposed to be a quiet, lazy Ramadan Friday was interrupted by breaking news report after breaking news report of terrorist att...
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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Ramadan 2015, Day 6 & 7 – Coffee and a Ramadan Cannon

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A while ago I noted in a blog post about how Qataris usually do not tell people about upcoming events or good fortune until after it occur...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Ramadan 2015, Day 5 – Hotel Ramadan Tent

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Last night I met a friend at the Sheraton hotel. I hadn’t been in the hotel since the renovation. The lobby had not changed much, only it...
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Monday, June 22, 2015

Ramadan 2015, Day 4 – A Typical Ramadan Day

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First I’d like to note that, I’m guessing because of Ramadan, the post “Varieties of Dates” is currently #1 on my blog. I guess a lot of p...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Ramadan 2015, Day 3

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If there’s one thing fasting reveals to me every year, it’s the importance of eating breakfast every day. After I wake up it takes around 2...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Ramadan 2015, Day 2 – Fasting on the Weekend

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So Friday morning I woke up at 2:45am, ate my sohour, and went back to sleep until . . . noon. What the heck? Noon?! Not sure how that h...
Friday, June 19, 2015

Ramadan 2015, Day 1 – The Struggles of Fasting

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I got to bed around 12:30 in the morning I had to set an alarm for 2:45 so that I could be up before first light (which was around 3:06am) ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Ramadan 2015 is here!

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So tonight I received a number of announcements and well-wishes from people as Ramadan had been announced. I even read an article that the...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Ramadan is Almost Here

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(caffeine update: today I had just 1 red tea and ½ a diet soda -- I should be okay for Ramadan now) There was a small chance Ramadan wou...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Gulf Mall Update – Now Has Restaurants

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[latest update on Gulf Mall is August 14th, you can find it here ] I was at Gulf Mall today and some restaurants have opened! -- Nandos...
Friday, June 12, 2015

Ramadan is Next Week

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While I was out for a walk the other day I saw a temporary building being constructed near a mosque. I believe it's an Iftar tent, o...
Monday, June 08, 2015

Kuwait

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This weekend was a getaway to Kuwait. My Turkish friend and his wife has never been to Kuwait and he said that in Turkey it has a reputati...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Gulf Mall - May 29 update

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[latest update on Gulf Mall is August 14th, you can find it here ] [There's a June 13th update on Gulf Mall here .] Was over at Gul...
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