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Bill O’Reilly needs a Muslim hug

June 11, 2014 Amer Zahr 5

Someone needs to give Bill O’Reilly a hug. And that someone should be a Muslim. In 2010, Bill O’Reilly told us, “There’s no question that […]

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A tale of two teitas

June 4, 2014 Michelle Nasrine Kemp 10

“Nous u Nous”, half-breed, half-Arabic…that’s what I am. My mom is a Christian Palestinian and my father is from America. I always felt that I […]

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كذبة بيضاء عن الموت الأسود

June 4, 2014 Haifaa Mrad 0

??? ?????? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ?????. ?????? ??????? ????? ?????? ???? ??????? ???? ??????? ????? ?????? ?????. ?????? ?????? ???? […]

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Hey Arabs, you’re not white!

June 4, 2014 Amer Zahr 123

Every now and then, I come across Arab Americans who tell me, “Why are you hung up on this thing about getting Arabs a box […]

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Farewell to the Quarter-Man

June 4, 2014 Ahmad Damen 0

If you have been exposed to the songs of Fayrouz and the music of Ziad Rahbani of Lebanon, Qasabji of Egypt or Khammash of Iraq […]

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My Happiness Key

June 4, 2014 Hadeel Khalifeh 3

I kept staring at the night sky Hoping that his ghost will pass by I drew a big bright smile on my face Feeling the […]

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Unity must mean all of us, including women

June 4, 2014 Zaha Hassan 0

The quintessential symbol of Palestinian culture and identity is—of course—the olive tree, with its roots that run deep (safe from the trampling feet of invading […]

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Arab Americans: Liberals or Conservatives?

June 4, 2014 Sam Oudeh 0

In America, we have a completely different view of what would be considered a “problem” or “issue” in society. For example, some general problems that […]

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The Pope saw Palestinians, and he likes us!

May 27, 2014 Amer Zahr 5

Pope Francis recently concluded his visit to the Holy Land. Now, I’m not a religious guy, but it doesn’t matter, this pope likes me! His […]

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7 reasons why being white is awesome!

May 14, 2014 Amer Zahr 14

I have been saying for a fairly long time that we Arabs are not white, despite both our lack of a box on the census […]

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A letter to George Clooney from an Arab guy

April 29, 2014 Amer Zahr 209

Arabic translation below… ????? ?????? ??????? ??? ???? ?????????? Dear George, Congratulations. Mabrook. You’re marrying Amal Alamuddin, an international award-winning barrister (for us Americans, “barrister” […]

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Jesus the Palestinian

April 20, 2014 Amer Zahr 16

I’m not a religious guy. I might talk about Jesus in a different way that priests, ministers, and popes do. I do not see him […]

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Are Chaldeans Arabs too? I hope so!

April 18, 2014 Amer Zahr 47

Before I moved to Ann Arbor in 1995, I had never met a Chaldean.  Ok, in truth, I had never heard of a Chaldean.  But […]

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Can’t we be “disturbed” like everyone else?

April 8, 2014 Amer Zahr 3

Last week’s shooting at Fort Hood was horrific.  Army Specialist Ivan Lopez murdered 3, wounded 16, and then he turned the gun on himself after […]

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Israel Doesn’t Just Want Our Recognition, She NEEDS It!

March 29, 2014 Amer Zahr 4

The current negotiations between Israel and us Palestinians are essentially over. The whole episode was probably never going to yield anything real, but it was […]

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Disney, Bringing Back Those Oppressive Arabs!

March 20, 2014 Amer Zahr 7

This week, ABC Family picked up a pilot episode of “Alice in Arabia.”  ABC Family belongs to the family of networks under the umbrella of […]

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Arab Americans! Join the Rainbow!

March 7, 2014 Amer Zahr 7

We Arab Americans are in the midst of a civil rights movement.  Profiling and discrimination are rampant.  We are victims of debasement in the media […]

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Abbas, Returning the Right of Return

February 23, 2014 Amer Zahr 4

Last week, the Palestinian right of return made a special news appearance. For some time, the issue has been a sticking point in negotiations between […]

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A Letter to Israel from a Sympathetic Palestinian

February 16, 2014 Amer Zahr 8

Israel, I know how you feel. It’s been a tough year.  And it’s only just started. Your world seems like it’s crumbling around you.  Everything […]

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A Veiled Woman During the Super Bowl? No!!

February 3, 2014 Amer Zahr 8

Thank God for DVR.  Otherwise, I might have thought I had hallucinated when I saw not one, but two images of Arab-looking veiled Muslim women […]

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