by rchakaki | Jul 5, 2014 | Ramblings
Last night, my 20 year old son came home in a solemn mood. One of his dear school friends had passed in an operating room from complications. We spoke of death, funerals and post funeral customs and how people of different cultures observe it. Ssome celebrate it...
by rchakaki | Jul 6, 2013 | Ramblings, Social Business
As Ramadan approaches, we’re all thinking of ways to give. Charities and non-profits are looking for creative ways to reach out to the community. Here’s a 2 minute video example of an initiative that works in India and can be replicated in our region...
by rchakaki | Jul 21, 2012 | Ramblings
There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes, no more, no less. If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything, no music. If the brain and belly are burning clean with fasting, every moment a new song comes out of the fire. The fog...
by rchakaki | Aug 31, 2008 | Ramblings
“Fast and you shall be healthy“ said the profit PBUH. “Live simply, so others may simply live”. To observe Ramadan, is to bring silence and peace to the body, mind and spirit. Ramadan is a month of discipline; performed right, you emerge with the feeling of having...