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 […]

“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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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]