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Al Jazeera’s Muslims of France
A brief survey of Al Jazeera English’s ‘Muslims of France.’
Life in Dubai
Apparently, Dubai’s rulers are cracking down on more than just foreign drunks and junkies. They’ve now got their sights set on people sharing villas. A few months ago, a ‘One Villa, One Family‘ campaign was implemented. If that sounded vague, the leading building inspector made things clear: “Family only refers to immediate family, as in father, [...]
Protocol of Zion XXV: Blogger Infiltration
I guess it’s finally time to come clean about who Quiqui really is. We tried to keep this shit under wraps cause its like one of those awkward things where everyone knows what the deal is, but everyone’s too freaked out to say it out loud – cause that would make it too fucking real. [...]
Arab Sergeant in US Military Fights Deportation
Jamal S. Baadani, President and Founder of The Association of Patriotic Arab Americans in Military (APAAM), recently sent an email to his organizational listserv asking for assistance in preventing the deportation of an active-duty Arab sergeant in the US Army, Hicham Benkabbou. Baadani writes: I don’t understand how it is conceivable to deport a patriotic [...]
Because Allowing the Breastfeeding of a 9-month-old Would Be A Threat to National Security
Excellent quote stolen from QuiQui: “i too hate borders, as you have surmised. they are stupid and illogical. they are arbitrary and arbitrarily enforced. i want to burn them…but i can’t, because THEY’RE NOT ACTUALLY REAL.– Nizar Wattad, The Philistines Just when i get good and annoyed with where i am, i read something like [...]
Creole Masala
The son of Indian immigrants is the new governor-elect of Louisiana. Bobby Jindal won by a landslide against Democratic incumbent Kathleen Blanco, in last weeks elections, preventing a run-off round. Jindal, who is 36, 58 in white people years, was not aware he was a person of colour when he ran as a republican. He [...]
Go Visit The Arab American National Museum
But don’t piss off the director lady, Anan, she’s mean; she yelled at me once. And check out the hot Pistons’ fan who’s picture the Museum proudly features in the short promo. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvBQhPGtKVo]
CIA Report: Arabs Spotted at Milwaukee’s Waterfront
KABOBfriend Noor is not somebody to miss out on a fest. Especially if that fest is about Arabs or Kabob. So, to combine all of her hobbies and interests in one fun-filled weekend, she went to the Arab World Fest in Milwaukee this weekend and reviewd the celebration for KABOBfest: Arab World Fest, Milwaukee, August [...]
What Can Brown Do For You?
Some geopolitical events, like the US invasion of Iraq or terrorist attacks in western countries, seem to instigate waves of animosity and back clash towards relevant demographics. The examples of such animosity are numerous, and their targets are diverse. The attacks of 9/11 caused a massive wave of animosity and prejudice against Arabs and Muslims, [...]
A Boo-Who?
There is a surprising amount of mystery surrounding the booing of Miss America at the Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico City earlier this week. The networks, and Donald Trump, the pageant’s owner, tried to figure out why — and right-wing media watchdog groups called this “justification.” How dare they actually weigh what people in [...]
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