6/25/2007

Fishawi, Jeddah


Harat Al-Madhloum, The Quarter of "the Unfortunate" one of the most beautiful quarters for old houses with balconies in Jeddah. It is quite near our coffee shop, Fishawi. Two afternoons ago there was an accidental fire in one of those old houses with the beautiful wooden window-balconies and people jumped to escape from the smoke.
Headline in The Arab News:
Woman Jumps Off Burning Building

Samir Al-Saadi, Arab News
JEDDAH, 24 June 2007 — A Somali woman died yesterday afternoon after jumping off the top of a blazing four-story building in the Harrat Al-Madhloum area of downtown Jeddah.

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