Innā li-llāhi wa-ʾinna ʾilayhi rājiʿūna Verse 2:156 of the Quran meaning “Verily we belong to Allah (God), and verily to Him do we return.” Umar Saleh Abdul-Basir, 41 years old. Born October 2, 1979 in Washington, DC at Howard University Hospital; deceased April 9, 2021 at University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore. Umar was found…

First, I want to give a shout out to Angelica Isabel Pascia of Host Gator Live Chat for walking me through the reactivation of my blog. In the fog of my son’s illness and passing as well as being stuck in the US for 7 months during the Covid pandemic, I forgot to pay my…

In Memory of My First Born ‎  Innā li-llāhi wa-ʾinna ʾilayhi rājiʿūna Verse 2:156 of the Quran, “Verily we belong to Allah (God), and verily to Him do we return.” Kenneth Frizzell Diggs Jr (aka) Jawara Abdullah. Born October 11, 1968 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC; deceased June 27, 2020 at Johns Hopkins…

Hey Folks! It’s been a while and a lot of water has gone under the bridge. I have some exciting things to share with you and will be playing catch up over the next several days, weeks and maybe even months! I’ve got pictures and videos to share as well. So keep your eyes and…

I made another trip to a different village in Beni Sueth to continue the roof and water tap project. This village is the home to a family that has pretty much adopted me as a grandmother figure to their children. The father is the “boab” (the Egyptian version of a maintenance man) to a villa a…

A couple of weeks ago, I took a trip to a small village where we are helping the residents get water taps in their homes. There are approximately 21 more homes that need them. We pay to get the initial tap installed, then the head of the household must be responsible for running the tap…