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		<title>The dust is settling on our faces</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s as if no time has passed&#8221; is the phrase we use to describe the closeness we feel upon reuniting with loved ones.  We pick up the threads of conversation as if we have just left the room a few minutes ago instead of the months or sometimes years that have ensued in between.
Basil and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickshawdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1668016&post=2191&subd=rickshawdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Other uses for a cow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My father reminiscences about diving into the Lahore Canal as a child with his brothers as a way to cool off during summer&#8217;s intense heat. This photo reminded me of that.

Cows are used for diving platforms in Hyderabad, Pakistan. 
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		<title>Grace glides on blistered feet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baraka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Only Connect]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My faith and trust in God was built up through years of harrowing illness. In the last few months, though, I've realized that faith has become a wall shielding me from feeling pain, my own and everyone else's.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickshawdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1668016&post=2167&subd=rickshawdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reluctantly joining the wave</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baraka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of defiance as one friend after another went over to the dark side, I finally joined Twitter. [The feed is also in my sidebar to the left]
At the MLT conference Shahed described it as a mini-blog post, which made it seem more interesting than just another status update, and a challenge to boot [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickshawdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1668016&post=2161&subd=rickshawdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sufficient is the Knowledge of my Lord</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 06:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baraka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was telling fatnurmaz yesterday about my spiritual crisis, and she offered up this beautiful poem.
Friends like her are truly a Divine blessing.
&#8212;
Sufficient is the Knowledge of my Lord
Qasida of Imam al-Haddad
My Lord&#8217;s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
For my du&#8217;a and my agonizing supplication
is a witness to my poverty.
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		<title>To the east</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baraka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m traveling to NYC and Atlanta today for two conferences, including Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.
I&#8217;m very excited to meet some sensational bloggers including those from Spirit21, Muslimah Media Watch, AltMuslim,  It&#8217;s My Life and others!
Of course, being from the cool gray pearl of San Francisco, I have nothing to wear once the weather gets over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickshawdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1668016&post=2152&subd=rickshawdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Clay</title>
		<link>http://rickshawdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/from-clay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baraka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite writers is back!
Go forth and bask in his profound and charming mind.
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