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  Blogtober post 4: Fun Fact : Did you know that in Giza, Egypt there’s a city named 6 th of October? There’s also an elevated highway in Cairo named the 6 th October Bridge. These were named after a war which broke out between the Israelis and allied Egypt and Syria in 1973. The Yom-Kippur War aka Ramadan War aka October War aka Arab-Israeli War was fought from 6 th to 25 th October. Yom Kippur is a widely observed day of rest, fasting, and prayer in Judaism, which in 1973 also occurred during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. What was the cause of the war? This is where the history lesson ends. I beg, go and find out if you’re interested. This was just by the way; I was only asking if you knew. Okay, now to the matter. Today I want to share a poem that I wrote somewhere last year. Some of you may have seen it, but largely, it’s unseen.  I mentioned in my first Blogtober post  that I'll be posting some poems and mini-poems, and that I'll give a bit of backgroun...