4 years ago I became a mother to a little girl, whose name loosely translated would be Precious.

And she is precious, and messy and funny and noisy and talkative and has stinky feet ( well that’s what I tell her anyway)

4 year olds like birthday parties just as much as they look making a mess.  read more »

7 police officers who tried to grow their beards on duty were quickly suspended by the ministry of interior. This level of firmness is never seen with officers who kill or torture.

The matter of officers growing beards is controversial.

Should the Egyptian police force respect the officers' personal choice and religion, provided they are treated equally and Christians are allowed to wear a cross. Or is it better if the image of law enforcement is a secular one?

Already female officers are allowed to wear a Hijab. The article says there are no laws that ban officers from growing a beard. Anyway, secular is a dirty word now.  read more »

Every night at bedtime I to tell my daughter to sleep because if she doesn’t get enough sleep she won’t be able to function at school. Makes sense right? It is also very logical that if I just let her sleep late and spend the next day at school feeling groggy and tired she will go to bed earlier without arguing too much.

But for some reason I don’t stop telling her that she needs to sleep early.  read more »

Sometimes you feel aspects inside your soul that are not translated into a clear awareness…sometimes you just know in your heart that the meanings you need can not be explained in words…that your very passion is just a vague beautiful dream full of love and devotion and beauty and art…but so so vibrant yet intangible that you sometimes lose track of in the midst of the crazy life we’re living…so you lose it’s drive till you are awakened by kindness..goodness…soulful messages or just…love.  read more »

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