once again he was struck by the sights unfolding before him-the juxtaposition of satellite dishes projecting from virtually every rooftop beaming in the modern world and the ancient call to prayer of the muezzins ; jet airplanes overhead and burros delivering goods to stores within the medina ; sending emails around the world from a cyber cafe while outside a man is loading trash bags onto a donkey for transport ; women wearing the black hijab and veil along with sunglasses and baseball caps .