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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 17</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mariyah
I sat on the edge of my bed and thought about the call from which I had just hung up. I really had missed Youssef. But I hadn&#8217;t planned on admitting it to him. In fact, I was annoyed at myself for caving so quickly. As soon as I had heard his voice, though, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=750&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Abufares
I cruised along the Corniche instead of going home on this late afternoon. I left my car toward the end of the lane, not far from the wharf, then walked briskly to the waterfront. The massive rocks outlining the pier may look alike to wandering inlanders but to lovers in need of concealment and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=718&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 15</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/sea-side-part-15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariyah</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/?p=692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mariyah
I stood in my own stunned silence as I watched Youssef drive away. Well, not stunned exactly. I had half expected him to kiss me. Dazed would be a better word, dazed and delighted. And surprised. Surprised because I was so delighted. I smiled and shook my head as his car disappeared from view. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=692&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 14</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/sea-side-part-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/?p=680</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Abufares
&#8220;Sabah el nour, Amar.&#8221;* I was carrying three bags filled with hot Msabha and Fool, assorted pickles, fresh vegetables and warm bread. Under my right arm I also held a package containing two hefty notebooks and some basic articles Amar needed for her writing. &#8220;I would&#8217;ve kissed you if I could but my hands [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=680&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 13</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/sea-side-part-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariyah</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/?p=663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Souma.” He had always called her that. Others had tried to before him, and she would never allow it. But the way the sound passed over his lips, like a whisper of silk, changed her perception of the nickname entirely. In fact, during the times in between, the times when she was away from him, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=663&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 12</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/sea-side-part-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abufares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/?p=659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Abufares
You look perfect together
Good luck  
I read Farid&#8217;s short message on my mobile phone and simpered quietly. He was probably having fun with the guys in Lattakia but thoughtful enough to send his words of support. He and May, his wife,  have tried to hook me up with an interesting friend or a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=659&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 11</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/sea-side-part-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariyah</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/?p=641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yasmina&#8217;s eyes lit up as I approached her and her warm smile gave her a look I hadn&#8217;t seen on her before. It was sincere and without any attempt to mask it.
“They&#8217;re lovely!” she whispered excitedly, indicating the bouquet in my hand, and in a slightly teasing tone she added, “What a lucky girl you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=641&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eid Wishes</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/eid-wishes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariyah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 Eid Mubarak
A happy and peaceful Eid to all of you who are celebrating.
I just realized as I looked back at previous Ramadan posts, as I move forward in time, they are getting shorter and shorter. I guess since I started blogging my life has been getting busier and busier. So I stopped a moment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=629&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 10</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/sea-side-part-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abufares</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Abufares
I searched for my reflection in the eyes of this stunning and flawless woman. &#8220;Hello Amar, how are you today?&#8221; There was an aura of uncharted simplicity about her. Her outward candor, however, was illusive. A fool, as most men really were, would be cunning himself if he thought he could ever have an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=620&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Side &#8211; Part 9</title>
		<link>http://mariyahsblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/sea-side-part-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariyah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Youssef?” The name barely passed my lips.
It had been a long time since I had experienced a nightmare. They plagued me as a child but as an adult they rarely entered my head at night. It was the most unsettling sensation, especially since I awoke with a start in unfamiliar surroundings. As I sat up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mariyahsblog.wordpress.com&blog=5756357&post=606&subd=mariyahsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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