September 15, 2010
I met Abu Fadi when I was mailing a package to the U.S. for a friend. He was abundantly helpful and welcoming, even during this short business transaction. Awhile later, I stopped by his office just to say hi, and he invited me to his home for a Ramadan dinner. He and his wife cooked […]
September 5, 2010
One of my Advanced English students, Nasreen (she’s wearing the white headscarf in this photo), invited me for Ramadan iftar (dinner) with her family on September 5th. She lives in a village near Nablus, called Sarra. We ate on their second floor porch with a beautiful view of the magnificent sunset and the hilly, desert […]