I was born in Jerusalem. My father was born in Hebron, and my mother in Nablus. I lived half my 31 years in Ramallah. My full name is Hani Yaser Amer Ali Ismaeil Obaid. The Ali Ismaeil part repeats 13 times. The last Ali-Ismaeil-Ali trio moved to Dubai a few years back. I have family [...]

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Yesterday, 3 colleagues and I were on lunch break and headed for a restaurant. It was 1PM and too hot for my taste. On the way, we saw a horse tied to a tree. The horse seemed to be looking directly at us. For a moment I could have sworn it said: Help!
Nearly 45 minutes [...]

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Fellow blogger Mkilany recently introduced me to a new term “Byzantine Argument“. He explained it is an argument just for argument’s sake. I don’t think that is necessarily a bad thing. To find the truth, both sides of an argument must be represented. This is a basic debate principal, and it is also applied in [...]

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Food & Family

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Me and my brother Sami (right). Sami is saluting. Lucky for us he didn’t join any army.

The four of us

The goat outfit. I am told it was very difficult to get me to pose for this photo, and that payment (candy) had to be provided in [...]

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Why is this the best time of the year ? Is it because it’s Eid-al-adha ? Well, the official definition says we’re to celebrate Eid Al-Adha because Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son to affirm the strength of his faith in God. Some of the Muslim, Jews, and Christians I know are willing to [...]

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