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My Third of Four Sons Has Passed Away

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 Innā li-llāhi wa-ʾinna ʾilayhi rājiʿūnaVerse 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 unresponsive with…

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Yes, I’m Still Here in Egypt…

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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…

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It’s Been A While…My Life Will Never Be the Same

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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…

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Going to Play Catch Up

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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…

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Another Trip to Beni Sueth

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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…

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Trip to Bushra, a Village in Beni Sueth Governate, Egypt

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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…

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New and Improved Site! …and More on My Other Pursuits

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I am sooo excited about my new blog design! Khudos to Clarke at hospdesign.com. He is the bomb! If you are ever in need of help in designing a blog, website etc., look him up and let him know I sent you. He’s not cheap but he’s worth the cost. He even makes instructional videos…

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My Hiatus

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01/01/2017 I want to apologize to my avid readers for the lengthy hiatus away from my blog. The first “wrench in the works” occurred when the super, duper, Lenovo Yoga laptop I purchased, just 2 weeks before moving to Egypt, ended up being a lemon! An emergency trip back to the US to get my house…

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This Last Week of Ramadan

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I have faced some severe health challenges… this past week that caused me to put aside fasting for a few days, per the doctor’s orders. In addition to being severely dehydrated, I have 2 infections and a level of inflammation raging in my body  that is through the roof! I am on medication to address the…

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The Community Park

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There is a lovely community park located in the back of the villa where we reside. It was intended for the residents of the community to enjoy sitting, playing, and frolicking in at their  leisure. No one was prepared for the pack of wild dogs that has taken up living, breeding and pretty much “barring”…

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