It is time. It is time to talk about the failure of Israel. I am not speaking of a singular or minor failure here and […]

This past week, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and her guests were discussing an article recently published on Slate.com by culture blogger Aisha Harris.  Harris […]

I wasn’t going to write anything in the wake of the death of Nelson Mandela.  I thought it would be lost in the sea of […]

A couple of weeks ago, it might have been cute if I had shown you the above array of logos and asked, “Wouldn’t it be […]

Yesterday, a very interesting e-mail arrived in my inbox.  ADC (the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee) informed me that they are expressing “direct concern to the […]

Okay, listen up all you Muslims. Stop complaining. No more grumbling. Enough with the whining. The shooting at Los Angeles International Airport last Friday was […]

Last weekend, college students from around the country converged on Stanford University for a conference of the Students for Justice in Palestine.  SJP representatives and […]

I’ve been on some Arab dating sites (OK, all of them), and I’ve noticed while I’ve messaged many women, none have ever messaged me.  Maybe […]

Now, as I’ve said before, I watch the news all the time.  It’s a social activity.  And watching this whole crisis concerning the shutdown and […]

It’s hard to describe what it felt like listening to Benjamin Netanyahu speak yesterday at the United Nations.  Many phrases came to mind: “alternative reality,” […]

At first glance, it may have seemed that we Arabs were not that present in the news this week.  Syria was mostly out of the […]

It’s been 20 years since Oslo. We Palestinians might not be good at everything, but we are strangely talented when it comes to knowing how […]

Dear President Obama, My views about the current situation in Syria are borne out of my experience and existence as an Arab-American.  I am not […]

In “The Godfather,” we watch Michael Corleone go from idealistic, youthful, and ethical to violent, depraved, and dishonest.  It was a journey burdened by an […]

So they tell us the Palestinians and Israelis are meeting in Jerusalem to discuss peace.  There might be some papers signed, and there might even […]

Ramadan is over.  Muslims can re-join American society in breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as opposed to dinner, late dinner, and really early breakfast. Anyone who […]

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. […]