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 […]
Month: August 2011
A Little Bit of Israel
“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
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 […]