Boys doing their thing in an alley in Muscat, Oman. While Nike won’t feature their skills in one of their ad campaigns — and the videographer won’t win any prizes — I enjoyed watching these kids knock the ball around. This scene is probably playing out this very moment in millions of locations worldwide.
“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
At least they roll out the red carpet here at Carnegie Mellon’s gorgeous (but bizarre) campus in Doha, Qatar.
New to the Gulf and largely uneducated in the ways of the region’s conservative Muslims, I was a bit baffled today as I visited a small shopping center in Doha, Qatar. Women filtered through the mall as anywhere else, and just like anywhere else, they visited stores selling dresses, skirts, and halter tops. Except that they wore black head-to-toe abayas and hijabs, which literally covered everything but their eyes.
Maybe they’re buying dresses for special occasions? Inside their homes? I guess I’ll chalk not understanding this one up to my ignorance.