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  1. 22 May


    This is where all my money goes. Books and cheese.

    This is where all my money goes. Books and cheese.

     

  2. 20 May


    A glimpse into my mom’s library at home in Jeddah. I remember making a database for her books. Can’t remember the exact number, but there were several thousands of them. I owe my love of books (and a bajillion other things) to her.

    A glimpse into my mom’s library at home in Jeddah. I remember making a database for her books. Can’t remember the exact number, but there were several thousands of them. I owe my love of books (and a bajillion other things) to her.

     

  3. 23 Feb


    Few things in life compare to the simple pleasure of reading a good book on a warm, sandy beach.

    Few things in life compare to the simple pleasure of reading a good book on a warm, sandy beach.

     

  4. 21 Sep


    Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: my Fall Reading List! The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State by Noah Feldman Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout Before Midnight by Rex Stout Life of Pi by Yann Martel While the Light Lasts by Agatha Christie The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie Nemesis by Agatha Christie Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie The Quest for Meaning by Tariq Ramadan My Losing Season by Pat Conroy Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Blink by Malcolm Gladwell The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Haneef The Wild Ass’s Skin by Honeré de Balzac Outlander by Diana Gabaldon  Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky When I was about 13 years old, I discovered and devoured the entire Agatha Christie series. So the ones listed above I’ve already read and will re-read for purely nostalgic reasons. I was also in the bad habit of reading every book that came my way regardless of whether it made sense when I was a kid. So I read Crime and Punishment when I was way too young for it and am hence re-reading it to make better sense of it all. The re-reading kinda books are lower in priority this fall than all the other ones. Some books that I’m waiting for and that will be added to above list: Islam and the Arab Awakening by Tariq Ramadan (will release on October 15th) The sixth book in the Song of Ice and Fire series (might not be released in time for fall!) *Note: This does not include thesis-related reading, which will mostly comprise of Responsive Web Design and Mobile First books.

    Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: my Fall Reading List!

    When I was about 13 years old, I discovered and devoured the entire Agatha Christie series. So the ones listed above I’ve already read and will re-read for purely nostalgic reasons. I was also in the bad habit of reading every book that came my way regardless of whether it made sense when I was a kid. So I read Crime and Punishment when I was way too young for it and am hence re-reading it to make better sense of it all. The re-reading kinda books are lower in priority this fall than all the other ones.

    Some books that I’m waiting for and that will be added to above list:

    • Islam and the Arab Awakening by Tariq Ramadan (will release on October 15th)
    • The sixth book in the Song of Ice and Fire series (might not be released in time for fall!)

    *Note: This does not include thesis-related reading, which will mostly comprise of Responsive Web Design and Mobile First books.

     

  5. 2 Aug



    Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.
    —  John Green, The Fault in Our Stars