Occasionally I'll get subtle reminders of what an odd life I lead. My first Christmas card came today - from Muscat, Oman. This is from my friends Johanna and Francois, who are South African expats (who I first met when Johanna taught at our Champlain campus in Dubai). It is absolutely lovely, and is called Mosque Tops (for that matter, the Omani stamps are very pretty). Now, Johanna and Francois are not Islamic, but it is nevertheless charming to get your first Christmas card from the Middle East. However, it is not that rare, at least in my experience, because last year I received more Christmas cards from my Islamic friends than from my Christian ones. Hamdillah hamdillah!!
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