A Kid’s Delight
Growing up I had the luxury of living five minutes away from both of my grandmothers. Ramadan was special because six days of the week we would have futoor (break of fast) at my paternal [...]
Tales
Rangena
I don’t remember exactly when was the first time I had Rangena but I do remember that when I had it, it blew my mind away. I was around 11 or 12 years old, and [...]
ecru’s Soundtrack, The Beatles’ Julia
John Lenon wrote Julia for his mother, and wife Yoko celebrating their motherhood. A wonderful song, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Movies to Escape In
As we are spoilt with choice with content in the many different streaming services, sometimes there is a comfort in just watching something old or you have seen 100 times before. There are three movies [...]
Moving Titles
There are a few books that you throughout your life that really move you and change your worldview. For me, there are four titles that made me think about the world differently. 1. I’ve read [...]
ecru’s Soundtrack, Sanaa Al Kharaz’s جابر أبونا من عمر
Growing up in Kuwait in the 1980s and 1990s everyone used to watch the operettas that were produced for the National Day. This specific song, performed in 1981, whenever I listen to it sparks so [...]
Arabic Coffee
Whenever you have a guest or a visitor at home, you must serve him a cup of coffee or tea. A universal concept, but it has different cultural traditions in the Arabian Gulf especially when [...]
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk
The Victoria & Albert Museum’s latest exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk focuses on the Kimono as a dynamic evolving icon of fashion. The Kimono was created in the 17th Century Japan when the growing Japanese [...]
Serpentine Dance Girl
Several years ago I was attending a Renoir exhibit in the Royal Academy of Arts in London. At the same time, they had a loop of the silent film of the dancer Loie Fuller dancing [...]
Flora & Fauna Tiles
Who wouldn’t love a little magic in their bathroom!? These florae and fauna just add that little extra fantasy in one of the most used rooms in the house. Each of these bathrooms has it’s [...]
