Friday, December 15, 2017

48 HOURS IN PAKISTAN 2017 - 2 - ABU DHABI AND IMPLICIT MEMORIES FROM ANOTHER ISLAMIC SOCIETY

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Aboard on the Etihad Airlines plane on my way to Pakistan via Abu Dhabi, a middle aged woman, small built is sitting next to me. I attemp...
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

48 HOURS IN PAKISTAN 2017 - 1 - ETIHAD AIRLINES AND HUMAN PANAROMA ON THE WAY TO ABU DHABI

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I am heading to Pakistan to spend 48 hours on the ground! Four and a half days off of work will allow me only that, for my first trip to ...
Saturday, November 11, 2017

TURKEY FALL 2017 - 7 - A FRIEND LOST AND FOUND

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The summary of my trip wouldn't be complete without the highlight event; meeting a friend, who had disappeared into my past, that resur...
Saturday, November 4, 2017

TURKEY FALL 2017 - 6 - AFTER 40 YEARS

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After 40 years Kids we were… 40 years ago, playful, fun, mean, rowdy Merciless in our labels for others My father has put me in a...

TURKEY FALL 2017 - 5 - PUTTING EACH OTHER IN CONFINING BOXES...

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One more visit to Turkey is over. As I always do, reflection time. The main theme in my reflections over this visit happens to be around ...
Friday, November 3, 2017

TURKEY FALL 2017 -4 - CRETAN-TURKISH BREAKFASTS

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I had a very peaceful sleep with no jet lag for a change. After feeding my family as is expected of an “abla” (older sister) in a typical m...
Thursday, November 2, 2017

TURKEY FALL 2017 - 3 - FARMER'S MARKET AND "HORTAS"

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One of the best features of the urban areas of Turkey, which I look forward to with every visit is their farmer’s markets, called “pazar” ...