Articles by Amer Zahr

We don’t get to choose our moms, so I consider myself pretty lucky. She has been unconditionally loving and supportive. Most moms are like that. […]

I’ve always been prone to lose things.  It’s probably because I enjoyed a fairly privileged upbringing.  I grew up middle-class and fortunately never really wanted […]

About a month ago, I attended the annual banquet of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Dearborn, Michigan.  Over 1000 people from all faiths, ethnicities, […]

2011 was a busy year for Arabs. According to my calculations, we were on CNN at least once every day. On MSNBC, same thing. When […]

This week, I experienced a kind of confusing racism I never could have imagined. Since I am proud of my heritage, I celebrate Christmas because […]

Well, another Christmas has come and gone.  To Palestinians, this holiday is really special.  Jesus was one of us.  We’re pretty proud of that.  I’ve […]

The Muslims on TLC’s “All American Muslims aren’t evil enough.  That’s why home-improvement giant Lowe’s pulled its ads from the show.  The Florida Family Association […]

So I was watching the news on Friday (as I always do… remember, CNN is a social activity for Palestinians), and I heard Newt Gingrich […]

Shafeeq Zahr was born in Nazareth around 1912. He was smart, funny, and dashingly good-looking.  He was a Palestinian, and he loved hummus. His mother […]

Dear Barack, We Arabs and Muslims in this country were so excited when you won in 2008.  We all wanted to have you over for […]

Barack Obama must be wondering how, in the midst of a recession, high unemployment, and little hope, he got so damn lucky.  The Republican party […]

What a crazy couple months. We Arabs just cannot get out of the news. Whether it’s Qaddafi, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, or Iran (OK, they’re […]

Sometime this week, Mahmoud Abbas will be asking the United Nations Security Council for full recognition for the State of Palestine. Such a move would […]

On September 11, 2001, I was 24 years old.  I was a graduate student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and I woke […]

Ramadan can cause a lot of confusion throughout this country. For the past 30 days, Americans have been wondering why their Muslim counterparts have been […]

For us Arabs, this month has definitely not been short of news. Libya is in the middle of a revolution. Syria is in flames. And […]

“There’s a little bit of Israel in all of us… Come find the Israel in you.” That’s what I heard.  I was up at 3 […]

Muslims are entering the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting, reflection, and sleeping in whenever possible. As I have told you all before, […]

Last weekend, I was lucky enough to perform at the annual convention of the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine in Washington, DC. I saw many […]

On June 8, I wrote a column entitled “The Arab Spring & Big, Bad, Scary Muslims” about the depiction of Muslims in academia and media, […]