Letter to Julia 20140712

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

It's the full moon already!  Ramadan is so busy for me.  I bust my butt from 3 am to 11 pm everyday.  But don't worry, I sleep in after dawn and often wake up late.  But it's not the sleeping hours nor the fasting that get to me: it's all the standing around I do.  I cook up a storm during Ramadan.  Plus, I still have to tend the yard.  Have you been fasting?  Good girls!  Oh, you've been dieting.  Well, please don't hide your Islam.  Your Islam will only make you more powerful, if it is sincere.  InshaAllah.  The Qur'an is not to distress you, but to admonish the faithful.

Erin, I hope you're not too uncomfortable being involuntarily immersed in international top fashion model politics.  Julia's used to it, in fact I think she enjoys it, but you're just too nice.  Maybe you're afraid of losing your friends, but then your true friends will never abandon you.  It's just part of being Mrs. Global.  And that's the key word: MRS.  Remember what I told you, if the crowd bugs you then say to them, "I'm his wife, inshaAllah", then send them my way.  I will refer them to Allah.  But really, I didn't do anything.  Allah does it all.  Julia and Erin, I love you, I love you.  And I need you, I need you.