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Continue reading →: Beyond Tolerance: Finding Acceptance on the Open Road (and in Our Hearts)During our recent trip to Lisbon, while capturing the city’s vibrant atmosphere for our Open Road Tales channel, we stumbled upon a powerful, unassuming memorial stone for the Jewish massacre of 1506. Unlike the vast, sobering grounds of a place like Dachau, the concentration camp museum just outside of Munich,…
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Continue reading →: Beyond the Five Stars: Finding the Balance Between Confidence and Arrogance in Travel and LifeWe recently traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, a city brimming with history and charm that we’re excited to share glimpses of with you soon on our Open Road Tales YouTube channel. And it was during our stay in an AirBnB apartment there that I was led to ponder something that will…
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Continue reading →: The Persistent Pull: Wanderlust and the Road AheadEver since my early twenties, that persistent feeling of needing “something more” has followed me. Over the years, I’ve come to recognize it as wanderlust. And now, that very yearning is taking a tangible form in our new YouTube channel, Open Road Tales!
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Continue reading →: Open Road Tales & Havestories.com – A New Chapter BeginsHello everyone! For those who have been following me here at Havestories.com for a while, you most likely have noticed that things have been a little quiet around here lately. And there has really been a reason for it, and I’m thrilled to finally being able to share what we’ve…
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Continue reading →: Shame On Us AllHas humanity failed? When we watch news about genocide waged by Israel in Gaza, it seems to clearly show that. The West has failed with their so-called enlightened values, and the Muslim world has failed the Ummah and our beloved Prophet (s.a.w.) in the process. Shame on us all.
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Continue reading →: The Ghosts Of Eurovisions PastOne of the staples of Eurovision Song Contest, for me, has been the jury votes. Yes, the very ones that are currently criticized for making Sweden win and Finland lose. For me, however, that is part of the whole experience. But, like this year showed us, this might not be…
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Continue reading →: Non-Political CompetitionSince the late 1980s, I have been interested in the Eurovision Song Contest, and I have watched it yearly, missing only one. Drama, as well as the glitz and glamour, and camp have been part of the biggest song competition in the world, as it did last year. But this…
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Continue reading →: Life, and DeathDeath comes to us all, and like I have mentioned before, it is one certainty in the universe. But did it have to happen just now?! Innā lillāhi wa innā ilaihi rāji’ūn. Verily, we belong to Allah, and unto Him we are returning.
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Continue reading →: A Dinner For One?Just a few days ago, I saw an advert in TikTok (of all places) about a man eating his iftar meal (the meal to break your fast with) by himself. The whole advert, in my mind, started like any food advert. But the words that came on the screen startled…
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Continue reading →: Ramadan – What Is It?Last year, I decided to do a picture challenge for Ramadan – the Holy Month. But for this year, I wanted to do something different, something for you, as a non-Muslim or a recent revert, to gain knowledge about Ramadan.
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I’m Khalil
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