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 [...]
Former Presidents
Monday, November 7, 2011... by Amer Zahr
What a crazy couple months. We Arabs just cannot get out of the news. Whether it’s Qaddafi, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, or Iran (OK, they’re not Arabs, but, seriously, how many FOX viewers know that?), we just can’t get a day off. Muammar Qaddafi is gone. He was killed in much the same way he [...]
There is a Place Called Palestine
Tuesday, September 20, 2011... by Amer Zahr
Sometime this week, Mahmoud Abbas will be asking the United Nations Security Council for full recognition for the State of Palestine. Such a move would give the Palestinians full rights at the UN, allowing them to vote, actively participate in the body’s proceedings, and pursue legal action against Israel in international courts. The United States, [...]
Not All Muslims Are Terrorists!
Sunday, September 11, 2011... by Amer Zahr
On September 11, 2001, I was 24 years old. I was a graduate student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and I woke up on that Tuesday morning around 9:15. I did what I did every morning at that time in my life. I turned on ESPN and saw the Twin Towers billowing [...]
Happy Eid to Everyone… and I Mean Everyone!
Friday, September 2, 2011... by Amer Zahr
Ramadan can cause a lot of confusion throughout this country. For the past 30 days, Americans have been wondering why their Muslim counterparts have been running out of energy after 3 pm. Well, Ramadan is finally over. And now we have completed Eid Al-Fitr, the three day long festivity that marks the end of the [...]
Arabs and the Circle of Life
Thursday, August 25, 2011... by Amer Zahr
For us Arabs, this month has definitely not been short of news. Libya is in the middle of a revolution. Syria is in flames. And the Palestinians, if you haven’t heard, are about to have their own state. Qaddafi has been in power since Nixon took office. He is now on the run, trying to [...]
A Little Bit of Israel
Saturday, August 13, 2011... by Amer Zahr
“There’s a little bit of Israel in all of us… Come find the Israel in you.” That’s what I heard. I was up at 3 am. It was one of those nights when I couldn’t sleep, laying awake, working out varied scenarios and schemes to liberate my homeland. Then on came a commercial, showing stunning [...]
Merry Ramadan
Tuesday, August 2, 2011... by Amer Zahr
Muslims are entering the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting, reflection, and sleeping in whenever possible. As I have told you all before, I come from an interreligious family. My father is a Christian and my mother is a Muslim. It is the type of marriage forbidden in both religions. And look what [...]
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