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Reema Samaha’s Last Debka Performance
In an interview with Dateline, Joseph Samaha, father of Lebanese-American student, Reema Samaha who was killed in the Virginia Tech massacre, spoke of his daughter’s passion for theater and dance, be it ballet, belly dance, or Debke, in other media outlets, her sister and brother also told of her passion for dance, and her dream [...]
Two Lebanese-Americans Among Dead In US Campus Massacre
. . . . .. . . Among the many victims of Monday’s abhorrent massacre were two members of our Arab-American Community. KABOBfest mourns the loss of all the victims. From Lebanon’s The Daily Star BEIRUT: Reema Samaha, a Lebanese-American student, was among 32 people killed Monday during the worst mass shooting in American history. [...]
Axis Of Evile Comedy Tour
An announcement to the few KABOBfans who can afford cable TV: The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour will be on Comedy Central tonight at 11pm ET. People, this show is a must see, peep it here. And check the tour’s schedule on their website, this boys will soon be in a falafel joint near you.
Egyptian-Canadian To Head York University
As Harvard University made history by becoming the first IV League institution to appoint a woman as president, Canada’s third largest educational institution made an even more significant mark be appointing Mamdouh Shoukri as its president. Canadians seem to have been hypnotized into Arab/Muslim lovin’ by Little Mosque On The Prairie. The Egyptian-born Canadian became [...]
LA 8 Ordeal Finally Resolved. Finally.
Thanks to some great Jewish lawyers, two Palestinian activists from the LA 8 – the last remaining with charges – can finally rest after 20 years of nonsensical governmental claims and ridiculous tactics. The scary thing is that this all stemmed from their participation in constitutionally-protected activities. Mabrouk to them and their families, who have [...]
How You Know You’ve Been Americanized?
A question to all my fellow boaters, and those who grew up in immigrant families and once they went to school realized their family’s culture is different than that of their surroundings. What was it that made you realize that you have been Americanized, to a degree or another? Firozeh said she recognized her assimilation [...]
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