Alaska, one of the best places for muslims to live

Thanks for the video. That day, the hospital personel posted a sign on the door that read, "moose sighting in the area, be careful..."

 

Assalaaamoaalikum W.S.  Yes, you are right, the fasting hours seem long to us.   Even if you are skinning and work a difficult job, you are still obligated to fast for the length of time required for you.  Read thoroughly what Abuayesha posted here.  Even if people work during the day, I am sure that they sleep after Isha, and then set their alarm for fajr prayer.

 

About the documentary, there are alot of arabs here in Alaska.   I am sure that this Jordanian lady had some friends or family here.  Most people come here for the people and the scenery.  Mainly they like the idea of living without a car, and biking everywhere.  There is a girl I met at work that said the only reason she came here is to be a professional biker. 

I really have no complaints about this place. It seems that I fall in love with this place more and more each day.  I just found out two days ago that pizza is delivered for 24 hours a day.  That is too strange. 

The food here is wonderful.  I am not a huge meat eater, but it is also strange that the people here eat Moose.  I heard that it is not halaal meat. I will find out more about this later, because if not then I want to make sure that I can at least eat it before I leave Alaska.

I really like the idea that some people are chosing not to have running water, or electricity in their homes.   I really like that idea. They usually live in beautiful simple cabins. 

What is surprising here is that the native americans I see are homeless or drunks.  And this makes me sad.  I asked some of my coworkers about them, and they that the reason for this is because the goverment gives them alot of money for their land that they stole many years ago. Also too the government is using their land for oil.  So they are getting paid for that as well.    I disagree with this explanation.    I did not have the opportunity to ask a native american about this. 

Even the people look different here.  Alot of the women look like men here.  Sorry, I hope not to offend any one.  But this is the truth. They talk and walk like a man, and they even have aggressive manly mannerisms.  I can not say most of them because this is not fair, but there are few I see that have mannerisms like a woman.  There are alot of phillipinos here and I noticed that I say in my mind quietly, "wow, you are behaving like a woman." haha

I live 11 hours by plane away from my family now.   But I would really love to live here forever in the future. This is shocking to me because I am close to my family.   If you come to America for a visit then you must make a visit to Alaska. 

 

P.S. One of my coworkers  invited me to go with her on a helicopter ride and  to do many other things with her and her friends.    I had to refused because I had to work.  My coworker travels as a RN like me.  Anyway, what was interesting is that during one of her sight seeings she was talking to another lady.  And that lady invited them to her family's guest house.  And my friend said that their house was strange beause there was so many stuff dead animals on the walls, and everywhere.  Even to the point that they were hanging from the banisters of the stairs. So that lady who invited them was talking about her family.  She started  naming the people in her family from one of the photos that was hanging on the wall. And one of those photos she pointed to her sister Sarah.  Then an hour went by, and my friend kept hearing this lady say Sarah, her sister,....... Then my friend finally said, "you are not talking about Sarah Palin are you?" And that lady said "yes she is my sister." haha

So I asked my friend, well how was Sarah's sister. She said she was so polite and down to earth, and laid back.  Just like the rest of the alaskans.