The jkaninya’s Podcast

the faithful physician / Baghdadi Children Stories in Arabic / Iraqi Dialect

This story demonstrates how some people don't forget their early beginnings and never forget a hand that was put out to help them when the world felt like it is turning against them. It shows how a kind hand or a word of encouragement can change the life of a suffering person to turn their lives around and build a good future for themselves and be successful. It also demonstrates that when a one give a word, they should keep it in every chance of doing good. It is very evident that what goes around comes around, sometime with double fold or thirty or sixty folds as the good book says. 

The Faith of a Little Girl / Baghdadi Children Stories Iraqi Dialect

This story demonstrates the innocence of little children even when they are intelligent and do care and love their families. 

Kindness of The Loving Father / Children stories in Iraqi dialect

Kindness of The Loving Father is a story about how true parental love can  embrace a child in spite of their unintentional wrong doing. Such love can forgive and forget no matter how long it will take for the prodigal son to come back home.
The arms of a loving parent will always be open to welcome a child.  if the child repents, they will be taken back into the loving nest of the father and mother.
Parents are willing to sacrifice a lot to keep their children in their care and the warmth of their bosom. 

The praying woman in the cave in Arabic / Iraqi dialect (conversation Iraqi) سالفتل مره اللي تصلي بالكهف

The woman praying in the cave is a story about how simplicity and sincerity in worship can go a long way in faith. 

سالفتل سايقل خوش ولد

This story is in Arabic / Iraqi dialect.It happened on one of my long road trips (that I love) between Sacramento, California and Phoenix, Arizona. 
It is about road hypnosis (or called white line fever) and to bring awareness to this barely recognised road danger. It is about a passionate fellow driver that made me aware of it and save the day (or the night) for me. In appreciation to his care and kindness I dedicate this story to him and all considerate drivers on the road.... God bless. 

A giraffe named Haneen

a Giraffe named Haneen is a fictitious story, in Arabic in Iraqi dialect, about a forest where all animals live in harmony and peace. A fierce sand storm hit the forest and its inhabitants. Haneen, the giraffe saved the day by warning the animals early enough to get out of the way of the storm and hide. Once the storm was over, all the animals, the were not friendly with Haneen, felt sorry and apologised for their unkind treatment of Haneen and learned how much love can change the heart and the soul.

The Story of the Ants and the Caterpillars قريتل نمل وقريتل جراد

قصة خيالية لقريتين احداها هي قرية النمل والاخرى قرية الجراد بللهجة العراقية البغدادية

Two Little Birds and A Storm by John Kaninya

Two Little Birds and a Storm in Iraqi Arabic Dialect. قصة العصافير الزغيره والعاصفة. 

Rich man and his nabor