Tweet The Shoe Thrower Story. I have been trying to get a hold of the so-called Shoe Thrower for years. Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi Journalist who threw a shoe at President Bush Jr. in 2008. Sending a message to Bush, “This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog,” yelled al-Zaidi in Arabic as he threw his first shoe towards Bush. “This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq,” he shouted as he threw his second shoe. Bush ducked twice to avoid being hit by the shoes.” I Finally talked to him and had a friendly, insightful conversation . He has been busy organizing and protesting against corruption and…
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9/11 Anniversary for lots of Arab/Muslim Americans … “Call on Sick Day”
Tweet It has been 13 years since 19 Arab Men flew airplanes into the two world trade centers towers, resulting in the killing of almost 3000 innocent people, the aftermath, ever since; Arabs and Muslim Americans ran out of things to say to apology for it and finding ways to cope with day every year. Wondering how they should do or say, where to go and whom to see on 9/11 of each year. For lots of Arab/Muslim American it is a ”Call on Sick Day”, or “Apology Day”. Preparing themselves with artificial answers and apologetic phrases to everlasting questions. “What you thing of those terrorist… question usefully asked, as if…
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BelAhdan with Noor Alashi, daughter of Ghassan Alashi, founder of the Holy Land Foundation
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