The cost of living has risen drastically around the world from increasing real-estate, gasoline, education and now food. But its not fillet mignon or sauteed lobster tail that have risen in cost, it’s the basic essentials of developing nations. Take Egypt for example and the increase in simple staples of nourishment, rice, bread, beans, onions […]

It’s fair to say I grew up in an environment that convinced me of having a purely Arab identity. Referring to myself and other Middle Eastern people as Arab was very convenient, anyone I met from other Arabic speaking countries felt like brethren by virtue of being “Arab”.
My Arab identity was not of […]

A little over a year ago when I first heard Iran’s name pop up in, “should we attack them” talk, I thought what most reasonable human beings thought. “What are you crazy?!” I thought that it was irrelevant and hypothetical talk coaxed by panels of pundits. With the U.S.’s current situation in […]

My personal opinion about the Hijab is that if a woman wants to wear it, that’s her right and if a woman doesn’t want to, then that’s also her right. I don’t care either way simply because her choice is between her and God. Sometimes I see people who are not Muslim who […]

My analysis through pictures
Love this pic! This guy is an Iraqi soldier and he looks like a bad ass, generally when you see Iraqi soldiers they have this scared and timid look on their faces. They remind me of the guys who approach you in the street and ask to shine your shoes, no honor […]

When I saw a headline about Israel and Syria holding peace talks for the last two years my first thought was, “hmmm that’s interesting” with wide open eyes and my tongue hanging out of my mouth. Why would news like this interest me so much though? I think its the joy of knowing […]