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Love and Disappointments
Love is meant to be one of the most powerful words in the English Language, but it has long since lost all intensity and meaning. Where it was once used to express a powerful bond between people, it is now used to depict mere appreciation. I think it’s fair to assume that everyone’s been through … Continue reading
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I was born in the Middle East. I grew up in the Middle East. I hold a Middle Eastern passport and I speak the Middle Eastern language. My parents are both from the Middle East and their families as well. I, however, do not consider myself a Middle Eastern. To be part of something, one … Continue reading
This is a brilliant book, and an important one. A phenomenal novel set in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962, narrated by three main characters: Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, who is fresh out of college and back at her parents home where she discovers that their maid of twenty-some years, Constantine, has up and left without informing her, … Continue reading
It has taken me a very long while to write about this. It is very personal, difficult, sensitive, and extremely controversial. Sitting here, typing this, I am still not sure whether I can, in fact, put it all into words that in some little way express how I feel and why. But enough with the … Continue reading
It is Sunday morning (or Monday – depending on where you live) and your alarm clock goes off. You are so exhausted. You hit the “snooze” button. Once. Twice. You think five more minutes as you turn over in bed. It is time to get out of bed. Your eyes are barely open as you sit up. … Continue reading
And if you thought that version was good, then wait till you hear this acoustic version of it: You know when a good song comes out, and you try to catch the lyrics so you can Google them and find out what the song is? Then you download it, listen to it, and … Continue reading
To Whom It May Concern, You may agree that Valentine’s Day is an invented holiday and Cupid just a mythical creature. In fact, I assure you that Valentine’s Day is a commercial holiday aimed at making tons of money out of dispensable commodities such as hallmark cards, teddy bears, perfumes and roses. However, be made … Continue reading
As people get ready to embrace their loved ones, purchase those dozen roses and heart-shaped chocolates, and express their affection; Palestinians are having to go through barbed wires, checkpoints, walls, army jeeps, settler colonies and laws that prevent them from being with the ones they love. This year, Valentine’s Day pays homage to all of … Continue reading
Tonight, as I stay up unable to fall into this thing they call ‘sleep’, I’ve decided to post reviews on several books I’ve read recently. It just occurred to me, why is it that we are constantly falling? We fall in “love”, we fall “asleep”, we fall “ill” etc. What is it about the word … Continue reading
So, I wasn’t going to do this, but it is my birthday and I figured I should share a few thoughts so I can come back to this in the future and get a little glimpse of my past self. Now one of the most commonly asked birthday questions after “how old are you now?” … Continue reading
A couple of questions to get you thinking and whet your appetite: When did religion become so important? And more importantly, when did it become a labeling mechanism? Doubtless some are already expecting the worst out of this piece. Others are probably preparing their retorts and retaliatory arguments. Perhaps there are those who are already … Continue reading
Not long ago it was that I was adamant I would not be caught dead blogging, tweeting or updating statuses. As it happens, I know a few people who are still assailing me with their “I told you so’s” today. I still remember sitting on a number of occasions, my nose at an upwards angle, … Continue reading
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