Articles by Amer Zahr

Everyone knows that Dearborn, Michigan is the center of Arab-America. It contains the largest concentration of Arabs anywhere in America. Its main drag, Warren Avenue, […]

Seriously, what would Israel do without us? Israelis are struggling with their identity, with their future. Mainly they’re asking themselves a core question: What are […]

How do I explain who we are? We wake up every morning with a hole in our hearts, for a homeland dispossessed, a history stolen, […]

Four years ago, I voted for Barack Obama.  And I’m doing it again tomorrow.  Why?  Well, first of all, he’s black and Mitt Romney is […]

Where is Bill O’Reilly when you need him? This week, Israeli newspaper Haaretz published a survey that contained some shocking findings.  According to journalist Gideon […]

Mitt Romney is clearly a very nice white male.  But he made some big news this week.  During the second presidential debate on October 16, […]

The life of a Palestinian can be pretty depressing.  We have to deal with dispossession and the refugee life.  Then there’s all the racism.  And […]

This week, Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations.  As a Palestinian, I tuned in.  It’s my […]

Well, America, welcome to democracy in the Arab World.  This is what it looks like. Breaking News: Arabs are not that crazy about America.  Yes, […]

Some idiot made a film depicting an image of the prophet Muhammad. So what? He even called the Quran “a mix between some versions of […]

Sunday’s attack on a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin was horrific. The attacker killed six worshippers and turned his gun on officers before being […]

From +972Mag, where this appears as an op-ed analysis: Look, as a Palestinian, I’m used to hearing racist epithets thrown my way.  I’ve heard Abba […]

Michelle Bachmann has a funny way of saying “Happy Ramadan.” Last week, the Minnesota congresswoman disclosed that she and four of her Republican colleagues had […]

It’s May 15 again, and we are still here.  We haven’t gone anywhere.  Though, if you’ve been watching the news lately, you might think we […]

A weird thing happened last week.  A major American media outlet told the truth about the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.  This, of course, […]

I’m not saying Israel has anything to hide, but this doesn’t look good. In the past few days, Israel has cut off all contact with […]

I’m a Palestinian, so I watch the news all the time.  And I’ve been intensely watching for the past week. And it’s been ridiculous. Benjamin […]

Today, my state of Michigan is holding its Republican presidential primary.  Both frontrunners have gotten into hot water, Mitt Romney for making some silly comments […]

We have recently learned that the New York Police Department has been monitoring Muslim students throughout the northeastern United States.  They have been specifically concentrating […]

I love watching reality TV. Whether it’s “Cupcake Wars,” “Storage Wars,” or “Shipping Wars,” I just can’t get enough.  And no, I don’t just like them […]