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2 April 2007 ? Monday
It is just after 11 a.m. at work. I am alone. Reham has just left for the Gulf Chapter of SLA?s annual conference in Bahrain. Amna and Hana are in the USA. We were able to send them to the ACRL/Baltimore conference and now they will spend a few days at Dartmouth College, gleaning from their library colleagues there what information they can.… Read the rest
30 March 2007 – Friday
Today was one of those days that didn’t seem real… I was at the Iraq/Kuwait border today. The road to the border (Abdali is the Kuwait town) is long, straight and empty once you get past Jahra, just north of Kuwait City.… Read the rest
3 March 2007 ? Saturday
Our visit to Oman was like going home again after a long absence. We were sooooo warmly greeted by Khalifa and Shamsa, who are the perfect hosts ? ?our house is your house.? Our first day was a wadi bash organized by Asya and Harith et al.… Read the rest