You Are My Guest

by m.bahlaq / Articles & Thoughts / No Comments / August 4, 2019

One thing that every foreigner visiting the Arab world will agree on is how warm, welcoming, and hospitable the culture is.  Hospitality is an Arab tradition that is deeply ingrained in the culture.  Visitors are

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Navigating Through Compromise And Flexibility

by m.bahlaq / Articles & Thoughts / No Comments / July 4, 2019

I would like to share with you this blog that was written by Rebecca Byrne Navigating Through Compromise and Flexibility I wish someone had given 19-year old me a copy of Rana Nejem’s When in the Arab World before

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Wasta: The Good, The Bad, And The Confusing

by m.bahlaq / Articles & Thoughts / No Comments / May 4, 2019

Human nature compels us to want to help our family and friends. Normally, this comes in the form of offering a ride, cooking a meal, helping with homework, and other innocuous expressions of affection and

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Can Culture Be The Hero?

by m.bahlaq / Articles & Thoughts / No Comments / March 4, 2019

We just finished a week packed with meetings with various businesses in the region.  The question we were asking them is: how do you know that your culture is fit for purpose?   Is your culture

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