Last weekend, college students from around the country converged on Stanford University for a conference of the Students for Justice in Palestine. SJP representatives and groups from dozens of universities got together to discuss strategies, experiences, and proposals. I remember attending and organizing conferences like these when I was a student at the University of […]
Month: October 2013
Arab Women, Here I Am!
I’ve been on some Arab dating sites (OK, all of them), and I’ve noticed while I’ve messaged many women, none have ever messaged me. Maybe it’s just because they’re shy, or maybe because they don’t want to seem desperate. But I wondered what it would be like to receive hundreds of emails from prospective mates, […]
President Obama, Put Down That Quran!
Now, as I’ve said before, I watch the news all the time. It’s a social activity. And watching this whole crisis concerning the shutdown and the debt ceiling has been, I must admit, entertaining. For a change, it is nice to see white people fighting with each other instead of teaming up against us. Democrats, […]
Bibi Netanyahu’s Twilight Zone
It’s hard to describe what it felt like listening to Benjamin Netanyahu speak yesterday at the United Nations. Many phrases came to mind: “alternative reality,” “parallel universe,” “clinical denial,” and the list goes on. Then I remembered one of my favorite TV shows I used to watch as a kid: You are about to enter […]