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Alhamdulilah after more than a year and a half without rain in Riyadh Allah has blessed us. But what comes with this blessing of rain is the chaos on the roads starting from the first drop. Here's a video I shot from my office today :)

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We see them occasionally at particular traffic lights; heavy traffic spots at peak times are a prime location for these people - beggers. Particularly as Ramadan approaches, beggers will be determined to tap into the public's increased level of sympathy and giving. Here I am pulling up to a traffic light earlier this week when I noticed a young child (abandoned by his mother as she walks between cars) playing in the dirt underneath the Al-Khaleej Bridge intersecting with Sitteen Street. You can… Continue

Wow subhan Allah... just the other day some family and I were discussing how Saudi should invest more in Sports, you know with the Olympics going on and all, Saudi should be up there with the rest. And Qatar's aspire was mentioned, and how their approach to building world-cl… Continue

Last night many witnessed the beautiful Lunar Eclipse that took place between 10pm and peaked at midnight.



I know the video is sad, but you can hear the Masaajid in my area praying the Sunnah of Al-Khusoof (Lunar Eclipse)...

(The Book of the Beginning of Creation)
No. 2983 - Narrated 'Aisha:

On the day of a solar eclipse, Allah's Apostle stood up (to offer the eclipse prayer). He recited Takbir, recited a long recitation (of Holy Verses), bowed a… Continue

Ti's the month of Sha'baan and Ramadan is just round the corner. Have you been getting your game on for Ramadan? Have you been warming up your stomach for fasting a whole month starting in just over 2 weeks from now? If not, I remind myself before anyone that we should take advantage of the next few… Continue