It is true. The “Arabs Gone Wild” comedy tour of Dean Obeidallah, Maysoon Zayid, and Aron Kader came back to New York City for a 1 night only show. I felt the need to publish my own review of the show and I can promise you I will show no bias because I am arab. Then again, I was one of the comedians in the show so expect me to paint the bad as good and the good as great.
Today’s Israel National News website (click on the image left to see a screen capture), featured the cartoon below in an ad for a blog: Or, today’s Mahjoob strip? My take: Clearly, the top one is racist. It is hateful and meant to associate Arabs/Iranians/Muslims with violence and bombs; thus it relies on stereotyping of [...]
Because everyone needs to let loose sometimes.
A non-profit group based in New York City filed a federal class action lawsuit against Apple, Inc., the company that makes the iPod MP3 player. The organization Homeless United for Change cites the personal mp3 players as causing a massive drop in change spared for beggars. The suit was filed yesterday in a Manhattan Federal [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_cdbByTeNE] [tarboush tip: Sean]
When News of the Muhammad cartoons came out, I was shocked as a Muslim, but as a member of this no boundaries-when-it-comes-to-brown-person-respect world, I wasn’t shocked at all. I mean, to see a drawing of Muhammad with a Bomb is like putting Jesus on a t-shirt that says “Jesus is my homeboy”. Oh shit…that…already….happened. Obviously [...]