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Ever since I was a teenager growing up in Cairo, Egypt, I dreamed of visiting many countries of the world … maybe even all of them! Over the past five decades, I've averaged about one new one a year, but there are far more than 50, so I still have quite a number to cover.
I was born a Muslim 75 years ago in Egypt and raised by a middle-class family. My mother practiced our faith more diligently than my father. I was also not as observant, saying my daily prayers occasionally, but much more during exam times. After the death of my father when I was just 15, however, I felt closer to God as I took on the new role of helping care for my mother and six younger siblings.
When I was a teenager growing up in Shoubra, a middle-class suburb of Cairo, I would ask my mother every time I sat for an exam to pray that I'd do well. None of my six siblings did the same.
Abraham's message was ahead of his time; indeed, ahead of any time:
Many people examine their lives and faith when they reach old age, such as 75 which happens to be mine; I am no different.
A recent renewal of interest in the ancient practice of solitude has brought a 1988 best-seller back to prominence. Solitude: A Return to The Self by Dr. Anthony Storr is now much in demand.
I have long been interested in ancient Egyptian music, the songs, dancing and instrumentals one can still see beautifully recorded on 5,000-year-old paintings that adorn the walls of temples and tombs.
While touring Sinai last year, my Arabic-speaking guide pointed to a beautiful native tree and asked, "Doctor, do you know what this is?"
What makes us different from one another are genes, upbringing, and life experience. And the relative impact of each factor also varies from one person to the next.
Sufism, the ancient expression of Islamic spirituality and aesthetics, has sadly taken a back seat in the popular imagination since the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and its deadly partner, Islamist extremism.
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Today’s topic is the Origins of Islamic History Month in Canada In this show, we are interviewing Dr. Mohamed El-Masry a professor at the University of Waterloo