Sudanese Marriage

One of the most unique folkloric rituals that take place in Central Sudanese wedding is the "The Bride Dance Day",or "Elsubhiya".Yesterday,while I was surfing goolge images for my PP105 final project at TESOL,I stumbled over this site and the beautiful photos of Dan and Julie!Choosing t ohave a Sudanese wedding only indicates that Sudan,with his people,culture and traditions meant a lot to this couple!I left a comment for them!

Flashmeeting Replay

This is the replay for webheads testing of falshmeting.Enjoy!

Flashmeeting

Today,webheads have tried out Flashmeeting and it was perfect!Here are some screenshots and the link to the chat script .I am sure Daf and Tere are thinking about one lesson,one world project!

Time for Educational Blog !

I will now start creating my educational blog to test with Learning with Computers group!They are the coming active group that will compete!!

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First webheads f2f meeting in Cairo

This is my f2f meeting with Randa Effat at Gezira Club in Cairo.Due to the excitment,as a first webheads meeting ever, guess what!We forgot to take enough picures!I was trying to create a photostory,but failed to, due to unknown" technical problems from my side and my PC side !

A scholarship I won

Last week,I received a private email from Nicky Hocky,Consultant-e ,telling me I was the winner for the online course at Consultant-E on "E-Moderation: A Training Course for Online Tutors". This was another turning point in my life! This was my first time ever to win a scholarship ,and ONLINE !Great way to start one's career in online learning.In an email to the list,I dedicated this scholarshp to the "webheads",the most developing CoP on the Web 2.0 .Way to go, me !

Sudan:Introduction & General Information

Situated in North East Africa, where the Blue and White Niles merge, lies Sudan, the largest of all the African nations. It, borders no less than nine other countries, and has been the gateway to Africa throughout history.
Sudan is often called ‘Mini Africa’ because it’s (approx) population of 37 million, exist in over a hundred different ethnic groups. It is this diversity of culture that gives rise to Sudan’s unique variety of custom, art,music and food.Khartoum, the capital is dominated by the union of the Blue and White Niles. The three main districts, KhartoumKhartoum North & Omdurman, are each rooted between a different arm of the uniting rivers. Each district has a different history and feel, and together they forma ‘melting pot’ of the country’s cultural diversity. The other 25 states together equal roughly the size of Western Europe.
Sudan’s phtopography ranges from arid desert in the North, hills in the West and East, and swamps and forest in the South.Where ever you visit you will feel the warmth of the Sudanese people and will truly understand why they are renowned for their hospitality.More.....

What is Heaven?

Lori,a new member of BaW 2006,said on one of his emails that "He is in Heaven".I emailed him back, asking for his permision use these words for a blog name.He accepted,with a big smile on his virtual face.Then,Sharon,an old webheader,posted a comment"what a lovely sentiment.She posted the story that poped-up on her mind because of our "Heaven" in which she said,"Last summer when we were sitting at sunset on a hill overlooking the coast of Maine and watching the birds dive into the surf as the tide came rolling in.Hitomi, who is a Buddhist majoring in world religions, sighed and said that she now knew the meaning of heaven. In Hitomi's words, "it's a place where everything is perfect for you and you just feel really good."So,this is the story of my blog,my Heaven!!!!!!!