Today is Israeli Independence Day. We Palestinians call it “Nakba Day.” “Nakba” translates from Arabic into English as “catastrophe.” Independence. Catastrophe. You say Po-tay-to. I say Po-tah-to. Now this could easily be a sad day for us. We Palestinians have every reason in the world to be depressed. Our land was stolen. The vast majority […]
Month: May 2015
Some advice for Pamela Geller
Dear Pam, I’ve been watching you. Now, I don’t mean that I’ve been “watching” you in the same way the FBI watches us Arabs and Muslims. I just mean I’ve been following you. Wait, I don’t mean I’ve been “following” you the same way those crazy guys followed you to Texas. I just mean I’ve […]
Welcome to the Black Spring
Sidi Bouzid is a modest city of about 120,000 in central Tunisia. Mohamed Bouazizi was a fruit vendor on its streets. He never graduated from high school, toiling every day, earning about $150 a month, supporting his mother, uncle, and younger siblings. He was even able to put one of his sisters through college through […]