Happy days in ramallah,

I have no reasons to smile, but surprise!
I am.
And that’s because Eid aladha has finished.
I enjoyed spending time with my family.
Not too often that we all sit as family, and just speak, I really missed speaking with my father. This holiday was an important one for me. Probably this eid aladha wasn’t a very happy one for my brothers in Gaza. Maybe next year they will be able to exit Gaza, and come to ramallah? and enjoy a calm holiday?
Lets just all hope for that!

My life is continuing quite normal, and that’s good for me, because I don’t really like changes. But maybe I should make a small change in my life?
And I mean, finding a job..

It's really nice and easy working and helping my father. But all year long?
Not always the easy thing is the right move to make, isn’t it?

That’s a hard decision, but I could not work in the family store for life, I need to expand my knowledge, and my abilities! And how can I improve when I'm working with my father?
Maybe I should open my own company? Maybe even a store? Maybe I will be able to sell the thing that I like most! Cameras and photography equipment.
This will probably give me joy, and who knows? Maybe even a good income. And finally I will be able to help my parents and brothers? Maybe it will help my father, and he won't feel much pressure at his store, in order to support the whole family.

I will think about it,
I have few months to make a decision (I still work with my father!)
Have a good weekend,

Asad.

Eid aladha

Eid aladha,

This week eid aladha is being celebrated in Palestine and all over the mislim world. It is a great thing that sometimes we have reasons to celebrate, even in Palestine..

Millions of people are making the HAJ the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. I really hope that I will also be able to visit Mecca, maybe even next year? Who knows?!

Maybe exiting Palestine will become easier next year? And even cheaper?And then next year I will be able to be a "haj"?

inshallah I say!

This is the CAABA, in Mecca. It is full of people these days, which are fulfilling their Islamic obligation.

These are happy kids, who are celebrating the holiday, these kids live in Bagdad. Nice to see that even these children can be happy and can even celebrate.

Happy eid aladha,كل عام وانتم بخير

Asad.

LIVING IN GAZA?

Today, I was walking in the streets of ramallah.
It was a sunny day, with no rain, people were walking and shopping along ramallah.
The scene was so peaceful and calm.
People were smiling happily, I have had time to visit my father at our store.
His days are also better and easier. Things are getting really better in our store, people are buying goods, and my family can be calm as far as our financial condition.
I'm so happy that things are starting to get on track for us.
As for my brothers in Gaza, I am much more worried about them.
While my conditions are getting better, theirs is getting worse and worse. What can we do to help them?
I wish I could have help them defeating Hamas government.
But how can I even help, if they can't even help themselves?
Everyone in Gaza is so afraid of Hamas, that they can't even feel free to speak and say a word against the brutal government. What other options do my brothers have?

I wish they could have come to ramallah, and work like us, and have better conditions.

Asad.

429 palestines got free!

429 got their lives back.
429 families can start living again.
After our most beloved and brave people have been captured by the Israelis, long ago, we can finally relax.
I have heard abu mazen saying that he is looking forward for more and more positive steps from Israel.
I truly am looking forward for the moment that all our families will be reunited! And that thousands of families will be able to begin smiling again.

Let's just hope that a moment such as this will occur soon, And that we shall not see any similar pictures to those we all have seen today in Gaza.
Watching crying children always makes me sad for what have we became, how did we get so low?
So low that we need the mercy of the world just to be able to live and eat.
Our brothers in Gaza are not able to leave the strip, therefore, we are still far away from a solution.
I do give a chance for the peace conventions, first in Annapolis, and after in paris,
But please! Make us see some changes, like I have seen this week when the prisoners got back!

May we all have a great weekend,
Sincerely,
Asad.