It’s all in the detailsSophie Lewis 60 seconds with architectural photographer Peter LandersAntonia Dixon Can posing like a superhero make you a better speaker? Recently I was at the private preview and panel discussion of the Moroccan photographer Lalla Essaydi at the Kashya Hilderbrand Gallery in London. Titled ‘The Dangerous Frontier’ the exhibition was a series of photographs depicting Arab women as ‘femme fatales’ surrounded by and elegantly adorned with shimmering fabrics, giving an impression of opulence and luxury.  On closer inspection the image has been created using polished bullet casings which have been hand sewn onto the models’ clothes, jewels and beds – a metaphor, Essaydi has described for ‘the hidden violence endured by women in some Islamic cultures’. As part of a larger article in the Qatar Construction Review on why Qatar might be the destination of choice for global contractors, Amanda gives some helpful PR and marketing advice to contractors seeking to work in Qatar.

This morning I was reminded of someone I met a few years ago who used to live and work in the UAE. He is now back in the UK offering cross cultural seminars and consultancy for Westerners with business interests in the Middle East.  I won’t divulge his name, but what I can say, is that even though he spent a long period of time in the region he still managed to offend the rulers of the land by using a culturally inappropriate play on words to name his company!eclipse blackout curtains kmartThe requested URL /item.php?id=2893872 was not found on this server.studiotm aspen grommet-top curtain panel Widad Sakakini (1913-1991), (وداد سكاكيني) Pioneering Lebanese-Syrian novelist, short-story writer, and critic born in Sidon. threshold botanical blue bird shower curtain

She was educated at the al-Maqasid Islamic College and taught at the Higher Institute for Girls before devoting herself to writing. She had several critical debates, the most prominent being with Tawfiq ai-Hakim. She published her many essays and critical studies in al-Khatarat (Thoughts, 1943), Ummahat al-mu'minin (Mothers of the Faithful, 1945), Insaf al-mar'a Oustice for Women, 1950), al' Ashiqa al-mutasawwifa Rizbi'a al- 'Adawiya (The Sufi Lover Rabi'a al-'Adawiya, 1955), Sawad fi bayad (Black on White, 1956), Nisa' shahirat min al-sharq wa-I-gharb (Famous Women from the East and West, with Tamadir Tawfiq, 1959), Nuqat 'ala-I-hurnf (Dots on Letterssupreme curtains kuching, 1960), Qasim Amin (Qasim Amin, 1965), Zawjat al-rasul wa akhawat al-shuhada' (The Prophet's Wives and Martyrs' Sisters, 1968), 'Umar Fakhuri ('Umar Fakhuri, 1970), Shawk fi-I-hasid (Thorn in the Harvest, 1981), and Sutur tatajawab (Lines in Harmony, 1987).eclipse canova rod-pocket blackout drapery panel

(From Arab Women Writers A Critical reference Guide by Radwa Ashour & Feryal Ghazoul) Maraya al-nas (People's Mirrors, short stories). Cairo: Lajnat al-Nashr li-I-Jami'iyin, Maktabat Misr, 1945. Bayn ai-Nil wa-I-nakhil (Between the Nile and the Palm Tree, short stories). Cairo: Dar al-Fikr al-'Arabi, 1947. al-Hubb al-muharram (Forbidden Love, novel). Arwa bint al-khutub (Arwa, Daughter of Woe, novel). ken bimler curtainsCairo: Dar al-Fikr al-'Arabi, 1949. al-Sitar al-marfu' (The Raised Curtain, short stories). Cairo: Akhbar al-Yawm Foundation, 1955. Nufus tatakallmn (Souls Speak, short stories) . Cairo: Akhbar al-Yawm Foundation, 1962. Aqwa min al-sinin (Stronger Than the Years, short stories). Damascus: Union of Arab Writers, 1978. We have 7 guests and no members onlineTheir website is here with information for ordering online or visiting the shop or where you can find their teas in other stores.

I am adding this link to a well written story by Richard Read for the Oregonian/Oregon Live. It's about Steven Smith and his fight against Hepatitis C. It is something we should all be aware of and be checked for and try to prevent. Oregon Live: Steven Smith and Hepatits C When my favorite dining companion visited, the mention of waffles led him to suggest we visit the Aloha Food Truck Pod so he could check out Batter Up. I wrote about my first visit to Batter Up and the pod here.I did a post about Helvetia Tavern back in 2013 which you can read here if you want. I'm not sure if they always show Grimm when it airs but they did last week. Inside we were sitting at the pool table watching under all those hats. If you decide to go to the winery you should have better luck than Peter. Not only is there wine to taste and buy but often there are events that happen and sometimes even local salmon for sale. Here's Helvetia Winery's website and they do have an email newsletter also.