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WAJIR -A Mediation Trip

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27JUNE2026 Recent Aeriel View of Wajir Town “Iskaashato ma kufto” — “If people support each other, they do not fall.” I am headed back to Wajir in the Northeastern Region of Kenya. This time to attend some form of mediation between two disputing parties. Nowadays, there are only 2 regular passenger airlines to Wajir; I-fly and Renegade. Limited choice, but gladly, there is an option! My host deliberately books me on the Renegade flight for its convenience of landing and taking off from Wilson Airport  - which is a walking distance from where I stay: not to mention my walking ambition/addiction! I make it in good time for the flight - 930am take-off time. Its a rather long uneventful flight - a mostly smooth flight during which I slept most of the time and other awaken times I while away reciting the Quran on my reading tablet - ( its actually a NOOK ). So the few incidents of air-turbulence were abit unnerving ...but two traits help me through these times: Tawakullah (trust in ALLA...
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ANDALUCÍA: THE IBERIAN PENINSULA

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PEOPLE ENVY ME WHEN I TELL THEM THAT I AM LUCKY I WAKE UP EVERY DAY IN ANDALUCIA - Unknown Courtesy of BORAQS - we are off to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal) - as part of a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and learning tour. An 8-day whistle-stop tour during which we eventually toured over 6 major cities of Spain and Portugal - with emphasis on its history - especially the Islamic period and eventual conquest & re-conversion to Catholicism. ​Its 2pm Friday 22 May 2026. We've just finished our Jumaa prayer and now off to the airport for our Qatar Airways flight to Madrid via Doha. It's a long flight and full. We have no choice of seats. But I manage to sweet talk Monica - one of the ground staff checking us in - and she gets us legroom seats on our first sector. We are tired from the waiting, queuing and the baggage transfer; the good seats help in stretching legs and reducing the discomfort.  The layover at Doha is pleasantly short. Muna sends WhatsApp...
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