"A 100 riyals! Do I hear 110? It’s now at 110 riyals.” A person in the crowd nods to the auctioneer to go up to 120. “It’s now 120 riyals. Going once.” A third person interrupts the auctioneer and
THE Middle East offers an endless choice of commercial hotel chains but little else. It is practically devoid of boutique hotels, a genial concept which offers a welcome alternative to the ever increasing
IF you’re looking for a vacation travel destination that blends excitement with huge amounts of corn, I strongly recommend Iowa. I recently spent a few days there, and I can honestly say that it was
JERE L. Bacharach’s book, “Islamic History Through Coins” is of great value in the field of numismatics. It is an analysis and catalog of 10th century Ikhshidid coinage. It deals with the history of
MORE than 20 years ago, Margaret Atwood wrote a short story called ‘Happy Endings’ that presented a series of possible plots that could follow the beginning ‘John and Mary meet’. Finally, the narrator
Ramadan is a special time for Muslims when the community and family play a vital, central role. Especially as it is a time when everyone is eating at the same time and getting together. For those trying
MY role in the family is to take well-conceived vacation plans and complicate them. Someone in every family has to be the acknowledged enforcer of the laws of entropy. Over the years I have had a gift... Full Story
