During these last ren days of ramadan, a time of piety and calm, I want to shamelessly plug things on this blog. The first would be the financial blog, suqalmal.blogspot.com. The author Abu Arqala, has put me onto an article that hasnt recieved enough relevance in the mainstream media in my opinion. Its about the sale of the legacy assets of Dubai: Port Rashid and JAFZA among others.... These are Dubai's prized assets, with Port Rashid being one of Shk Rashid's, one of the founding fathers of the nation, greatest gifts to his flock. The link is www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67O22Z20100825, with more at www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67P2WJ20100826 .
This ramadan is a time of reflection, and indeed, prayer on moves such as this, and how things have changed. Which brings me to the next plug: the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU). This is a cozy little majlis in old Bastakia where local volunteers teach expats about traditional UAE culture and Islam, and have been maintaining an outreach program since 1992. It has a few different programs, including an iftar that Ive been volunteering for the past 2 ramadans. A link: http://www.dubai-online.com/attractions/smccu.htm, dont try their main site (its terrible).
So if anyone wants to hear my views in person this ramadan, come on over to Bastakia.
Also, being that ramadan is a time of giving, keep in mind that an appeal was put out this ramadan by the red crescent for funds. The Pakistan crisis is not going to get better, and their is alot of pain to put out. We might have our problems, but if you can read this blog, youve got electricity.
Ramadan kareem, and enjoy your eid too...
4 comments:
Have to agree on Suq Al Mal - I came across it a few months and have been plugging it to others. The Sheikh Mohammed Centre also (used to at least) run spoken Arabic classes, one of the few places that teaches the local dialect rather than MSA.
Thanks for the shout out.
I heard that during Ramadan, Dubai people not even allow to visit friends and family members. Not sure how true it is.
Not true Yos, thankfully. Not sure of your background, but its a time of family togetherness similar to Christmas.
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