2016-03-19 18:53
My brother called me ten minutes before iftar last night to wish me a happy Eid. I thought he was messing with me. Yesterday was the 29th day of Ramadan and for the past four years we've alw… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
2016-03-19 18:53
Back in April I went to see Slingshot Hip Hop, a documentary that chronicles the explosion of Palestinian hip hop, at Lincoln Center. I had heard about it from my colleague whose friend work… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
R and I just realized the other day that we've got less than a hundred days to our wedding.A hundred days.It might as well be a hundred years.When we first got engaged we both thought it wou… Read More
2008-02-12 18:13
Step into Ahmed Ibrahim's cab on Valentine's Day and you could get a lot more than a ride from A to B ; you could also land a date.The self-proclaimed cupid cab driver has spent years drivin… Read More
2007-12-28 16:39
2007-12-28 01:27
It was really easy to fall in love with Marji in Persepolis. I loved Satrapi's graphic novel and will buy anything she creates. But if you don't emotionally connect with her in the movie the… Read More
2007-12-27 14:38
I met Benazir Bhutto when I was in grad school. She was a very powerful speaker and it was hard not to want to be part of her entourage. I asked her where she got the strength to deal with f… Read More
2007-12-26 15:04
Sandmonkey's heart-rendering family tale on this lovely Christmas morning stirred up memories of my own ridiculous family and the values they hold so dear.My brother and I were raised by inc… Read More
2007-12-23 14:47
The past six months have been the most difficult, stressful, unbearable months of my life. I've been used to living a pretty tough life. Navigating through it has been unpleasant but I think… Read More
2007-10-12 01:29
The Empire State Building is going to be illuminated in green for the next three days to commemorate Eid. First time in history. Sweet gesture, really, in a city constantly preaching toleran… Read More
2007-09-25 11:34
I was plagued with a killer headache yesterday. It hit around noon and kept getting worse and worse as the minutes passed. It pounded behind my eyes. I couldn't sit, couldn't sleep, couldn't… Read More
2007-09-22 19:29
Ramadan has been really lonely for me this year. Really, really lonely. It's the first time I've been observing it alone. My brother went to San Francisco this past week and so without him a… Read More
2007-09-17 22:29
It's 6:03pm. I've got another 61 minutes to kill before eating. I finished all my lesson planning at school, I've cleaned my place, I've done some yoga, I've prepared my plate (it's sitting… Read More
2007-09-13 02:28
I've been spoiled the past couple of years, Ramadan hitting us during the winter months when the sun set at the wonderfully decent time of 5pm (4 for my brother up in Maine). Ramadaning in w… Read More
2007-07-20 17:07
2007-07-20 05:00
I sulked for weeks when I was sent off (also read as deported) to Egypt. I felt as if I were living through a tragic movie and that at any moment I could just switch the channel or, better y… Read More
2007-07-18 19:15
In order to stave off depression, despair, and violence (I've had really, really strong urges recently to punch my mother in the face...she hasn't done anything, but I just feel like punchin… Read More
2007-06-22 03:33
I hate the nighttime. It's at night that everything hurts so much more. The emotional pain becomes amplified and starts manifesting itself physically; it's when the tears flow harder and the… Read More
2007-06-10 14:31
While I didn't feel any better after having exposed myself to my mother yesterday, I didn't feel any worse either. I was calm, proud to have taken that big, huge, no-going-back-now step. Pro… Read More
2007-06-10 06:09
Thirteen years ago this month, my mother banished me to Egypt. Her Egyptian daughter was becoming too American and college in New York would only allow this transgression to worsen. She had… Read More
2007-06-09 16:07
via The Superficial:Martha Stewart was on her way to make an appearance on The View Tuesday when she noticed she was being followed by a police cruiser. When her car stopped at the studio, i… Read More
2007-06-05 01:50
I took some of my students to Columbia University last week for an internship. It took us nearly two hours to get there from Brooklyn. We didn't mind it so much though. The trip on the subwa… Read More
2007-06-04 23:09
This woman put a smile on my face as I was driving into work this morning Read More
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