Month: July 2013

Last week, President Obama hosted an Iftar at the White House.  “Iftar” is the nightly breaking of the fast during Ramadan, the holy month during […]

This week, there has been much talk about John Kerry’s efforts to reignite the stalled peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians.  Kerry is […]

Palestinian-Americans are split on a fundamental American issue: football. Many of those from my father’s generation of immigrants are simply confused by the whole concept. […]

Ramadan, in part, is meant to be a reminder to all Muslims as to how lucky they are to have constant access to food and […]

(This post has been slightly revised from July 4, 2012, and re-posted now) I love America, but sometimes it’s hard. America was built by white […]