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10 Things to Help Muslims Survive Christmas
Be happy you’re not stuck in the mall. Looking for a parking spot is a lot harder than finding a spot to place your shoes at the Friday prayer service.
Santa and Bin Ladin — Lots in Common
I never thought about Santa Claus having so much in common with the world’s number one terrorist. After all, there was news of some wannabe terrorist wanting to blow up a Christmas tree.
Guest Post: The Muslim Cabbie Who Saved Chrismas
There aren’t too many people who don’t remember Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, also known as “The Grinch.” It was a 2000 American film starring Jim Carey based on the 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. For four weeks it sat as the #1 film in the U.S., eventually earning $260 million at the US box office and breaking the 2007 Guinness World Record for Highest-Grossing Christmas Movie.
Santa vs. Israeli Soldiers
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Guest Post: A Letter From A Palestinian Muslim to Santa
Dear Mr. Santa, This might be unusual request coming from someone who is a Muslim, but the fact I have few things on my mind. Could you please swing by Palestine, and in particular to a place called Gaza this year. It is not too far from Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, who is ‘the [...]
Un-Merry Christmas for me! What is going on?
Guest Post by Nahida Izzat, an exiled Palestinian Un-Merry Christmas for me! What is going on? “Hello is this the Christmas Help Line?” “Yes… good afternoon and merry Christmas Angela speaking How can I help you? Are you feeling lonely today?” “Absolutely, awfully lonely And I have a serious problem Grave one without a doubt [...]
Israeli Santa and Palestinian Santa: Email Exchange
From: Santa Clause Israel Date: Monday December 7, 2009 2:19pm To: Santa Clause Palestine Subject: Situation on the Ground Hello Nicholas, It took me a while to consider sending you this email, but I feel I need to speak to someone. I am sure you heard of the recent survey conducted in five elementary schools [...]
Merry Christmas…
Soon there will no longer be any Christians left in the Holy Land. This Christmas, educate yourself on the plight of Palestinian Christians.
Donkey #2 Held At Israeli Roadblock
As a BBC journalist attempts to trace the journey of Pregnant Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem on foot, and doneky, his Donkey #2 is not allowed to cross the Jalameh check point north of Jenin because he did not have the proper paperwork. Read the diary.
My new favorite person…
…is a woman named Deborah Fink at St. James’ Church in London. Check out this CNN report about how her church group is rewriting well-known Christmas carols to draw attention to Israeli apartheid: Embedded video from CNN Video Her spin on ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’: “Twelve assassinations, Eleven homes demolished, Ten wells obstructed, Nine [...]
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