TweetAn airplane ride has a different meaning for Arabic-speaking people these days. I was advised not to bring anything metal or ethnic on the plane. I politely declined the airline’s special “helal meal” for Muslims, which includes no pork products. My wife warned me repeatedly that I’d be the target of a “random” search. However, the flight went off without a hitch and I had the good fortune of sitting next to a young Israeli man who seemed polite and cautious; we avoided each other for a few thousand miles until I started playing an Arab movie on my laptop. It could be dangerous nowadays to show any Arabic leanings…
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Holidiversity: dinner with the inspection team
Tweet A few years ago and as an Egyptian Muslim living in America, I celebrate the holy month of Ramadan during the winter month of December — fasting during the shortest days of the year it was a blessing from the sky. As a Muslim who has been married to an American woman for 20 years, I wanted to celebrate Ramadan and Christmas at the same time. Wow, I thought to myself, what an occasion: our two religious celebrations combined into one magic evening in my house, an evening of transformation that would symbolize our great, diverse life in America. A Ramadan-Christmas dinner would bring a real meaning to our…
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Muslim Americans … get a puppy
Tweet By AHMED THARWAT Last update: April 18, 2009 – 10:22 PM Print this story E-mail this story Save to del.icio.us Share on newsvine Share on Digg Follow Opinion Exchange on Twitter More from Commentary Q & A with Norm Coleman: ‘Getting it right is of critical importance’ New normal is painful for state workers ANTITAX FERVOR BLOWBACK 900,000 search results can’t be wrong Scavenging in the ash heap of history If you were like the millions of Americans still wondering whether President Obama is a Muslim or not, wonder no more. He is not. The Obama family has just adopted a Portuguese water dog named Bo. Muslims don’t easily live…
