Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, & the Palestinians
One of the perils in writing about the Palestine/Israel question is that one can sometimes be misunderstood. There are so many nuances that when one […]
My Christmas Gift to Israel
For Palestinians, Christmas is very special. We’re related to Jesus. My family is from Nazareth, and I’m pretty sure they’re direct descendants of some of […]
Oh, Helen, Behave…
Helen, don’t you know that you can’t say the Jews should get the hell out of Palestine? Don’t you know it’s not even called Palestine? […]
An Arab Thanksgiving
As an Arab-American, Thanksgiving is an especially wonderful holiday. I have even more things to be thankful for than the average non-Arab-American. America is the […]
White? Arab? Help!
When Aladdin came out, I was a teenager. I thought it was awesome. Finally, Disney made a movie about us. There was Aladdin, our hero, […]
Obama: Publicly Christian
There are a few things I know about Barack Obama. I know that he was born in Hawaii. I know that his father was Kenyan, […]
The Great Democracy of Israel
Israel attacked (not surrounded, not redirected… attacked) a ship bringing supplies to Gaza, which has been blockaded by Israel for 3 years now. Why did […]
A Letter to Rima Fakih
Dear Rima, I’d like to give you my number, but that would be way too forward and Arab of me. So I won’t. Congratulations. We […]
Faisal Can Denounce Himself
Invariably, a crazy Muslim or Arab does something crazy every now and then. We have our share of crazies like everyone else. And just as […]
Why Barack Isn’t Getting My Census Form
On the 2010 Census form, as on almost every other form that asks one to identify his race, there is no box for “Arab-American.” Now, […]
Is Israel “Irreplaceable”?
Something funny is happening in Israel. There’s trouble in paradise. Last week, on March 10, CNN ran a front-page story on the death of Rachel […]
When A Palestinian Comedian Goes Too Far
Less than a week ago, I was performing at a private party for about 75 Arab-Americans in the suburbs of Detroit. The setting was a […]
An Open Letter to Jon Stewart
Jon, I’ve been watching you First, thank you for airing the interview you conducted with Mustafa Barghouti and Anna Baltzer. I’m sure your staff received […]