E-mail Communication

In the early days of Sabeel in the nineties I got introduced to communication via e-mail.  And as the work was expanding we were  getting  lots of visitors.  Meeting new people and keeping in touch, an e-mail address seemed to be the perfect solution. With new  participants in the Sabeel International Conferences my  e-mail list was getting longer and longer, that  eventually I had to make lists of groups according to regions or sometimes according to organizations, local as well as international.   The best part of this means of  communication was efficiency in delivering a message on time,  over and above being spared a trip to the post office. But above all it was a means of disseminating information and details of what was happening in the Occupied Territories that never got to reach the media.  Many stories that I had sent were a basic source of information for my book,  Reflections from Palestine: A journey of Hope that was published in 2013

Very often I lose touch with friends not knowing what has become of them.  However what really breaks my heart  is when I hear of the passing of a friend, and I need to remove the name from one of my lists.    The procedure never fails to bring a tear to my eye as I mark the name and press “delete.”  Indeed the name of that dear person has been deleted but his/her memory will always be there.  Recently and within a few months I lost three dear friends,  Albert Aghazerian, Ramzi Rihan, and Rev. Rafik Farah.  Bless their souls, and bless you  all my friends.  Stay safe and well.  Samia