Cosby, MacGyver, & the News
Saturday, January 21, 2012... by Amer Zahr
I’ve always been prone to lose things. It’s probably because I enjoyed a fairly privileged upbringing. I grew up middle-class and fortunately never really wanted for anything. My siblings and I didn’t grow up spoiled, but we had all that we needed and more. Sure, it took a long time to get my dad to [...]
Star Spangled Banter
Friday, January 13, 2012... by Amer Zahr
About a month ago, I attended the annual banquet of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Dearborn, Michigan. Over 1000 people from all faiths, ethnicities, and walks of life attended. Politicians came to stomp, and, as you can imagine, members of our community got dressed up for the occasion. There’s no need to go to [...]
The Arab Year in Review
Wednesday, January 4, 2012... by Amer Zahr
2011 was a busy year for Arabs. According to my calculations, we were on CNN at least once every day. On MSNBC, same thing. When it came to Fox News, we were on 75 times a day. They clearly love us the most. In fact, we made it onto the newscasts even when we had [...]
Me, A Victim of Anti-Semitism…
Saturday, December 31, 2011... by Amer Zahr
This week, I experienced a kind of confusing racism I never could have imagined. Since I am proud of my heritage, I celebrate Christmas because it is the birthday of the most famous Palestinian of all time. In the spirit of the season, I bought each of my two sisters a Tommy Hilfiger bag from [...]
Happy Birthday Jesus… You’re One of Us!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011... by Amer Zahr
Well, another Christmas has come and gone. To Palestinians, this holiday is really special. Jesus was one of us. We’re pretty proud of that. I’ve been to Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem many times, and Palestinians are looking after Jesus’ stuff pretty well. Now, for me, Christmas is really cool. As I’ve mentioned before, both of [...]
The Muslims Aren’t Evil Enough
Saturday, December 17, 2011... by Amer Zahr
The Muslims on TLC’s “All American Muslims aren’t evil enough. That’s why home-improvement giant Lowe’s pulled its ads from the show. The Florida Family Association (FFA) claims the show is “propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values… the show profiles only Muslims that appear to [...]
Now We’re Invented?
Sunday, December 11, 2011... by Amer Zahr
So I was watching the news on Friday (as I always do… remember, CNN is a social activity for Palestinians), and I heard Newt Gingrich say the following: Newt on CNN: “I believe that the Jewish people have the right to have a state.” Me at home: “OK…” Newt on CNN: “Remember, there was no [...]
Shafeeq, the Hummus-Lover
Friday, December 2, 2011... by Amer Zahr
Shafeeq Zahr was born in Nazareth around 1912. He was smart, funny, and dashingly good-looking. He was a Palestinian, and he loved hummus. His mother died of complications during his birth, and his father quickly remarried. After his teenage years, Shafeeq left Nazareth and eventually settled in the beautiful Palestinian seaside city of Yafa. At [...]
A Letter to Barack
Wednesday, November 23, 2011... by Amer Zahr
Dear Barack, We Arabs and Muslims in this country were so excited when you won in 2008. We all wanted to have you over for dinner. You like lamb, right? During your inauguration, when Chief Justice John Roberts said “Barack HUSSEIN Obama,” we loved it. We all started calling each other. “Did you hear him [...]
The Republican Yellow Brick Road
Monday, November 14, 2011... by Amer Zahr
Barack Obama must be wondering how, in the midst of a recession, high unemployment, and little hope, he got so damn lucky. The Republican party is parading out a band of brainless, heartless, and gutless candidates to be the next leader of the free world. Watching their debates reminds me of my childhood, when my [...]
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