Tweet As a youngster where I grew up in a small village in the Egyptian delta, dogs lived outside or in the fields. My relationship with dogs was aloof, fraught with mutual disrespect. As a kid, when I saw I dog, I reached for a rock or a stick. Now living in America, I reach…
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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…
Love My Dog, Love Me
TweetThe great Arab-Muslim-American puppy story.By Ahmed TharwatPosted Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, at 12:44 PM ETHaving a dog in an Arab/Muslim household is an exhausting proposition. Who wants to wash or take a shower every time a dog touches or licks you, as I was brought up to do back home in Egypt? In Islamic tradition,…
