In the recent election campaign, a lot of the people running for Parliament were unknown to the population, and tried to compensate by posting placards with their name, picture and slogan on the streets. A fellow blogger wrote about one of the niqabi candidates. Someone responded suggesting that since the only thing we know about [...]

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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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Warning: The following may contain views contradicting your own. If you are under 10 years of age, cannot deal with differing creeds, or are scared of the big bad wolf, please take the nearest exit.

My good friend Issa joined my family for lunch, the next day we had this conversation:
Issa: Hani, your family aren’t like [...]

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So I haven’t fasted since I was 9 years old, and even then I would sneak someplace dark and deserted and have my continental breakfast (a bag of chips) underneath a heavy piece of furniture.
Now that I’m grown up (at least according to my shaving mirror), I don’t sneak, it would be undignified, and as [...]

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