From Veils To Thongs
An Arab Chick's Survival Guide to Balancing One's Ethnic Identity in America
Dalel B. Khalil
Dubai/Jordan 


Burj Al Arab Hotel - Dubai

Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai

Me - Burj Al Arab, Dubai

 Burj Al Arab, Dubai

Dune Bashing, Baby, Dubai

Dune Bashing, Baby - Dubai

 

Gold City, Dubai

The City of Gold - Dubai

 The City of Gold - Dubai 

Dubai Creek at night, Dubai

Dubai Creek at night - Dubai

Dubai

Burj Dubai - Dubai

Ski Dubai, Dubai

Ski Dubai - Dubai. 

At the time of the photo it was 3,000 sweltering degrees right outside.

Future City, Dubai

Future City, Dubai. 

I was in the mall looking at this model of Dubai, and I asked the security guard, "So, this is Dubai...Where exactly are we at in this model, can you show me?"

  He looked at me and said..."Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am this city hasn't been built yet."

East meets West, baby! - Dubai

East meets West, baby! - Dubai

 

Jumeriah Beach, Dubai

Jumeriah Beach, Dubai. 

Never have I been to a body of water where it was just as hot in the water, as it was out of it.

Dubai Creek, Dubai

Dubai Creek, Dubai

Dubai

 Mosque - Dubai

 

dubai

Dubai

Me getting Henna in Dubai

Me getting Henna in Dubai

 Dune Bashing Tracks, Desert, Dubai

 

Red Sea, Aquba, Jordan

Red Sea, Aquba, Jordan

Gulf of Aquba, Jordan

Movenpick Dead Sea, Zara Spa, Jordan

 Movenpick Resort, Dead Sea, Zara Spa, Jordan

Movenpick, Dead Sea, Jordan

 Movenpick Resort, Dead Sea, Jordan

 

Movenpick Resort, Zara Spa, Dead Sea, Jordan

Movenpick Hotel Lobby, Petra, Jordan

Movenpick Hotel Bar, Petra, Jordan

Petra Treasury Building, Petra, Jordan

 Petra Treasury, Petra, Jordan. 

You walk for 2.2km through a narrow path in between 2 mountains on either side of you.  Walking forever. Often forgetting your purpose, and then all of the sudden, it appears, right through the crack.  Boldly.  This massive, ancient wonder.

And it is the most stunning sight ever.

Petra Treasury, Jordan

Petra Treasury, Petra, Jordan