Asalaam alaykum folks!
The weather is fantastic right now in Abu Dhabi and my kids tell me that I have put off outdoor exercising for most of the year, and now there's no excuse. So on with our trainers and off to the Corniche we will go (maybe tonight if I feel up to it..or after the New Year..).
Now, I've been walking along the Corniche on and off for ages now, so I've seen it change and move further and further outwards as they reclaim the sea. It's beautiful really! Greenery, beaches, a bicycle/rollerblading track and a nice stretch to walk or jog on, with the sea on one side and the Abu Dhabi skyline on the other. Abu Dhabi Corniche is a really happening place, boating, jetskis, concerts, WOMAD, Ya Sallam (Formula One), if it's in Abu Dhabi, chances are it's on the Corniche!
A very nice place to get fresh air and exercise except for one thing....the gawkers!! Oui mes amis! They sit around on the benches so thoughtfully provided by the Baladiyah, and wait for any woman (or man, or just anything at all) to pass by so that they can stare and feast their beady little eyes on OPP (other peoples' property). I've even seen some do worse but I don't want to scare you.
I am an abaya wearer, alhamdulillah, but I still feel their eyes on me as I walk past them trying to control the jelly action as much as I can. I try to ignore them because confrontation is of no use, trust me, I have tried. So I just move on fuming on the inside at their utterly disgusting looks. I'm fully covered, so all you who wonder if it's the way you dress, wonder no more, it is just the disease in those peoples hearts that makes them stare at someone's sister, mother, daughter or wife in such a lecherous manner.
How can you remove that sickness from someone's heart? You can't, just stay safe.
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