Today's post is posted simply because I like this picture: Image taken from:  2 .bp's blogspot

One of my favourite stories about the heat happened whilst we were in Jordan: We were having breakfast in our hotel restaurant when a litt...

Although this subject, 'washing up' is a minute point, when I first came across it it stopped me in my tracks. How could somethi...

Today's posting contemplates the five substances which are, according to Islam, known as haram [ha-rram] or prohibited. The five items a...

I first wrote about hair removal on this blog a couple of weeks ago {see wgaw blog archive: hair removal } and attempted to explain the fac...

Miswak [miss-waq] is a little piece of a branch which is cut from the arak tree and used instead of toothbrushes and toothpaste. Image ...

Just about everyone, men and women, in the Arab world removes their hair. Mostly it's removed from the armpit and pubic areas for cleanl...