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Nader Almassri is Swifter, Higher, Stronger

ShareThe following is a guest posting by Sim Sim, a devoted KABOBfest reader and Palestinian marathon runner. Enjoy!Palestinian Nader Almassri, a resident of Beit Hanoun Gaza competed in the Olympic Games this morning. Nader, who finished last in his qualifying heat (38/39 runners overall) won’t garner the headlines of a Michael Phelps but his performance… »

I Didn’t Know Atlanta Was So Dangerous!

ShareA sniper popped Georgian Television reporter Tamara Urushadze in the forearm live on television… a minute later, she continues with her broadcast.
http://www.liveleak.com/e/606_1218731508
Will, you should recruit bloggers like this — cause I sure as hell wouldn’t take a bullet for… »

Major Victory for Anti-Spell Check Activism

ShareYesterday, the AP reported that Ali Kordan – Iran’s new Interior Minister and Gulf Regional Coordinator of Fayyad’s Anti-Spell Check Campaign (ASCC) – forged an honorary doctorate from Britain’s Oxford University to appear more qualified than he really is.
Oxford issued a statement Wednesday denying it ever awarded Ali Kordan an honorary doctorate of law, as… »

RE-POST: Ignore KABOBfestWATCH!

ShareI am writing this only because our comments section is being filled with publicity for a pointless blog set up by a disgraced former KABOBer, Buydatti. Now, he is blogging under the name, “Programmer Buydatti,” (the “programmer” moniker he stole from a Zionut commenter on this site — showing where his new allegiance is).
He… »

Awkwardness in Arabic Class III

ShareYes, the insanity continues ~

At this stage in the game, our professor adamantly believes that we should all be able to recognize every letter of the Arabic alphabet in initial, medial, and end position. Unfortunately, not everyone is doing their homework & so many are still saying “zaa” for “raa” and “yaa” for “taa.” This… »

Hamas Unleashes Jew-Eating Rabbits

ShareFear me, for I eat rabbits and rabbits eat Jews. That must make me super anti-Semitic, right?
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Actually, I don’t have a problem with the video’s overall message — given the context of the rabbit’s speech, there’s nothing inherently anti-Semitic about it. After all, we can’t hold Palestinian bunnies accountable for not delineating between Zionists and… »

Introducing Birthright Palestine

ShareOk, so they won’t fly you to Palestine for free, but it still sounds like a worthwhile program: Birthright Palestine.
A project of the Palestine Center for National Strategic Studies, Birthright Palestine “is meant to gather first generation, western‐born Palestinians (over the age of 18‐years old) in their ancestral homeland, so that they can reunite and… »

Awkwardness in Arabic Class II

ShareRemember when Will posted Awkwardness in Arabic Class — a KABOBfriend’s account of his first day in Arabic class? Well here’s his most recent submission, and it’s even more hilarious than the last…
So I told you about my Arabic class and my crazy Egyptian teacher, right? Well get this…
At our last class he totally… »

Like Seriously, Thank God for America

ShareWhile driving home from work today, I heard a really inspirational story on NPR’s “All Things Considered” about a U.S. marine whose dying wish was to have two dogs he found in Baghdad transported to America for his family to care for. Long story short, his grieving family fought against all odds to realize his… »

The Little Sharmoota?

ShareI just can’t resist…
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[Tarboush Tip:… »