“I Was Stuck in The Hamster Wheel” (Article)

There will come a day, certainly not to all of us, judging from the way things are going, when our grandchildren would ask us the most difficult question, with the most obvious yet ludicrous answer. They would ask us, “Where were you when it all happened? When the world was ending.” “What were you doing?” The answer to which would be, “I was stuck in … Continue reading “I Was Stuck in The Hamster Wheel” (Article)

The Story Of The Flying Dutchmen (Article)

I write these words as one Captain of the Flying Dutchmen, paying respect to all her past captains, honoring all her currant captains, and warning her future ones. For centuries the nymph Calypso, daughter of the titan Atlas, was worshiped, loved, and feared; by sailors, and pirates, all around the world. She was known as the goddess of deception and trickery. Captains from all round … Continue reading The Story Of The Flying Dutchmen (Article)

زمن الصمت ولَى (Article)

أنا كاتب , و لن أسكت عن الحق بعد اليوم. كلما نظرت حولي رأيت وجهاً جديداً للحقيقة. طبقات تعلوها طبقات من القصص و الحكايات , في ثناياها تختبئ شظايا و أشلاء , بقايا و آثار  تركتها الحقيقة و هي تتسلل عبر دهليز الكذب. لكل امرء أقابله حكاية , أولها كذب و ادعاء , أوسطها حقيقة عمياء , و في عمقها عالم من الأحاسيس , كأنه … Continue reading زمن الصمت ولَى (Article)

Death By Nostalgia (Article)

Even though a heart warming emotion at times, and a very inspiring one, Nostalgia is a very deadly concept. By definition Nostalgia is a sense of sentimentality towards the past, which in itself is harmless. The origin of the word, however, is a different case. Nostalgia is a compound of two Greek words, “Nostos,” and “Algos”; which translates roughly into “Homecoming”, and “Aching” respectively. In … Continue reading Death By Nostalgia (Article)