Khadijah

• 2013-02-17

  Think the best of Allah, think the best of your fellow human being. If you suspect something, suspect your ego.

  — Shaykh Nuh Keller

• 2013-02-13

  Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible.

  — Rumi

• 2012-12-13

  The lover never despairs. For a committed heart everything is possible.

  — Rumi

• 2012-11-12

  Whoever does not draw near to God
  as a result of the caresses of love
  is shackled to Him with the chains of misfortune.

  — Hikam 63, Shaykh Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari

• 2012-10-24

  I love it how folks who make “Deviant lists” and “Let’s Sit and BackBite for Allah” lectures never reach out to the people they talk about, get to know them and seek understanding. Instead of “Deviant Lists” or “Let’s Sit and Backbite” why don’t they just call it “I’m a coward and I don’t have the manhood to speak to a person to his/her face.” Folks who listen to them, your attraction to that madness maybe a manifestation of a sickness in your heart. Wa billahi tawfiq.

  — Suhaib Webb

• 2012-09-08

  Be my friend
  Hold me, wrap me up
  Unfold me
  I am small
  I’m needy
  Warm me up
  and breathe me

  — Sia

• 2012-08-28

  majeedah asked: I MISSSS YOUUUUU. (ill ask something in a second)

  <3 you toooo ;)

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  Four things I hate about Cairo

  There’s not much that I don’t like about Cairo… I actually love Cairo as a whole but since I’ve been here for just over a year, I can’t get over the following things:

  1) The dirty air we have to breathe. Given that Cairo is one of the most polluted cities in the world, of course it’s going to bother me when I commute from place to place within the city. My nose starts tingling when I inhale second hand smoke which makes me think I’m allergic. What’s worse is that certain clothes of mine absorb it all in.

  Oh and: “With air pollution levels 10 to 100 times higher than the WHO safety standards, living in Cairo is like smoking a packet of cigarettes a day. Dangerous levels of lead, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and other gases form a deadly mix that affects all of Cairos citizens, while causing environmental damage, economic loss and last but not least, the destruction of ancient monuments.” (Read more here)

  2) So other than the air, the trash. Piles of trash on the sidewalks, on the banks of the Nile, and even inside buildings. There’s graffiti done on a wall near my apartment that says in Arabic: “Cleanliness is half of faith,” and under that, against the wall, there is another pile of garbage. The irony of it all!

  Alhamdulillah I do see an effort of people trying to change this, esp. in the richer areas of Cairo. There are signs posted on trees that say: Throw trash in the trash can because if you can’t clean up all the trash, at least put your waste in the right place. Oh and of course, the empty upside down computer monitor tied to an electricity pole that is used as a trash can.

  3) People who get angry, always ready to argue and fight, including some of the youth who believe they don’t have to respect their elders or anyone else for that matter. Not all Egyptians are like this, some are. I think it has to do with the dirty air they breathe and for some, their living conditions.

  4) And the guys who act as if they’ve never seen a woman before. Ick.

  Don’t get me wrong, there are places in Cairo that are much more decent than others.

  Cairo is definitely a great place to be. :)

• 2012-08-25

  

  One of the coolest masajid I’ve been to: Masjid Warithuddin Mohammed, Houston, TX.

• 2012-07-07

  One Year in Cairo! part 2

  This is one thing I look for in a city, and I don’t understand why some cities don’t have public transportation! I love that especially about Central London. There is so much to see there as a tourist and using the (underground) Tube just makes everything so convenient. When I went last November, I took a train from Milton Keynes and bought a tube day pass. With that one day pass, I was able to go from one station to another to see the London Eye, walk my way over to Big Ben, go down to another tube station and visit my friend and her daughter all the way in Brixton! In the evening, I met up with my cousins, went to Dar-el-Taqwa (an Islamic bookstore) just to buy 2 books, checked out Harrods, and then headed back home!

  Means of public transport

  Cairo has a similar transport system except that there 3 main lines (where London has 11!), and most of the train/metro is above ground. Then, most of these metro stations have microbuses right outside to take you closer to your destination. There aren’t any benches or even signs for these bus stops but usually you can talk to a couple of drivers to guide you in the right direction. If one prefers taxis, he or she will usually be able to grab one near by :) unfortunately in areas like New Cairo, Nasr City, Fifth Development, Shaykh Zayed (and others), one would have to depend more on microbuses and taxis.

  I forgot to mention that they have big Greyhound (aka Coaches for Brits) type buses that go from city to city (which I don’t know too much about). They also have an intercity train!

  Prices

  The metro ticket is only £1 each way! Currently they don’t have a day pass but they’ve been ‘working on it’ for a few months lol ;)

  The microbuses can charge from £0.50 for short trips, £3 for longer trips and up to £20-£55 (or more) from Cairo to other cities.

  The meter in taxis start at £2.50. They can be pretty cheap when comparing to the $USD or £GBP Sterling. Do keep in mind that more traffic (and of course distance) will make the meter increase steadily! Otherwise from one area of Cairo to another, it will usually fall within £15-£30.

  For the train/national railways, we usually pay about £40 to go to Alexandria. They have options to get economy (yUk), first class, and second class tickets.

  That’s all for today!

  I <3 public transport! :D