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		<title>Tighten Your Belts! Ramadan is here&#8230;&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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The following is a listing of upcoming Ramadan warm-up events in Dubai:
* &#8216;Ramadan Tafseer Course&#8217;
Venue: Markaz Al Huda, Al Twar, Ghusais
Timings: 10 AM to 12PM
Day: Saturdays
Dates: 22nd &#38; 29th August, 5th &#38; 12th September
Contact: 050-8514252 (1pm-6pm)
* &#8216;Special Ramadan Talk&#8217;
Venue: Markaz Al Huda, Al Twar, Ghusais
Day: Friday 14th August
 Time: 9AM -11 AM
* &#8216;Squeezing the most out of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=601&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HIS Subtle Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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It was sizzling that Friday noon &#8211; typical of the gulf summer. I left my house to attend Jumah prayer at the masjid in the next neighborhood. When I started my car, I could see mirage at the end of the road ahead of me. I turned on the AC with desperation. Just as I was about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=587&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mum’s Birdy Legacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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My mother never throws away left-over or old bread. The idea of food landing in the bin is heart-breaking to us all. We would rather that it be consumed by any living creature than go to waste. Every day my mother collects the stale bread, tears them into small pieces or crushes the hard ones [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=564&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Summer Sizzlers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Celebration]]></category>
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Yes, its summer and the temperatures are slowly but surely rising to reach their usual target of 45°- 50° C. So begins the inevitable season of whining and complaining of how hot it is. Yes, it certainly is hot but, there are still some really wonderful things associated with summer. 
Here’s my list of what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=528&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Between Sands &amp; Stars</title>
		<link>http://serendipitouslife.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/between-sands-stars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
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When was the last time you played with sand? Two decades ago, perhaps? I had the opportunity to indulge in childhood pastimes last week. Alhumdullilah for the pleasure of that experience.
About 45 km from the city center on the Dubai-Hatta highway is a region called Margham. It is characterized by the endless stretch of light-golden [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=509&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fruity Sadaqa</title>
		<link>http://serendipitouslife.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/fruity-sadaqa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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 Tempting &#38; luscious it was beyond my grasp. I pulled-up the garden chair to reach &#38; pick the ripe golden papaya from the tree. Do I love papaya? No, I don’t even eat it. But, oh for the joy of picking edibles from trees! Alhumdullilah.
 It’s that time of the year, when fruit trees are gearing up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=490&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sadaqa Dynamics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know of the numerous benefits of giving charity/sadaqa. But what is the dynamics of the givers mind?
 I recently interviewed Qamar Khan-Malik to learn how she coordinated a very successful dawah-charity drive. I asked her to list some of the reasons &#38; factors that encourage people to donate. She offered some very good points [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=480&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Raising Fall&#8230; a story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Sometimes, Allah breaks our spirit to save our soul.
Sometimes, HE breaks our heart to make us whole.
Sometimes, HE allows pain so we can be stronger.
Sometimes, HE sends us failure so we can be humble.
Sometimes, HE allows illness so we can take better care of ourselves.
Sometimes, Allah takes everything away from us so we can learn [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=470&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Piece of Heaven in the Heart</title>
		<link>http://serendipitouslife.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/a-piece-of-heaven-in-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there such a career as a &#8216;Happiness Provider&#8217;? Apparently there is. I read about this &#8217;happiness&#8217; consultant who has studied &#8216;happiness&#8217; for three years. Now, she holds her &#8216;happiness&#8217; workshops in Dubai.
The concept is very interesting. I believe most of such coaching is useful to some degrees if followed correctly. How does it work? Mainly through a change in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=458&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Taught by an Ex-School Principal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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There was something about her that distinguished her from the other inmates at the old people&#8217;s home in Dubai. Mama Rumaitha, as she is fondly called by her caretakers, has been a resident there for a couple of years. The signs of age conceal and confirm, at the same time, the hint of a once [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=449&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Like Pearls on a Broken String</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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There was heavy uncomfortable silence in the room. Offering condolences is never easy. I sat quietly with my gaze fixed on the carpet motif. Infront of me was the mother of the deceased &#8211; a 26 yrs old only son. She was a woman who is memorizing the Quran &#38; had so far preserved 1/3 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=429&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It Rained Baby Girls This Year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Without exaggeration, I know of about 17 women, within my direct contacts, who had babies this year. I would also say that this was the year of baby girls as 13 of the new arrivals were females. Yes, a whole lot of congratulations did the rounds&#8230;along with endless pink gift boxes!
 My family was also blessed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=410&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Woke Me Up For Fajr Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[                                                                           
In all likelihood, I was meant to miss Fajr this morning. The last thing I did before falling asleep at 2 am was talk with a friend. When she put me on hold, sleep overtook me and the cell just slipped from my hand &#38; on to my pillow. The Fajr alarm on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=297&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rayhanah &#8211; A New Support Project For Women in Dubai</title>
		<link>http://serendipitouslife.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/rayhanah-a-new-local-support-project-for-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very promising charity project &#8211; worth supporting inshaAllah.  I know one of the sisters directly involved and she&#8217;s a great person mashaAllah and is involved with many dawah/charity projects.
                                                                         &#8220;&#8220;&#8220;&#8220;&#8220;&#8220;&#8220;&#8220;                                                             
  RAYHANAH
                                   &#8230;A Bite of Delight&#8230;.
Do you want to support charity?&#8230;. Get quality home-made food? 
It is possible now.
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* What is RAYHANAH?
                                                                                                                            &#8220;Give them a fish and they&#8217;ll eat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=serendipitouslife.wordpress.com&blog=3642685&post=284&subd=serendipitouslife&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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