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Category Archives: Politics
Pronounce Your Name Correctly, Please
The Muslim families in my community want to build a mosque. They are tired of driving thirty minutes to the central mosque downtown; they want a mosque in their neighborhood. They convened and bought a piece of land, drew plans … Continue reading
Posted in Arabic Language, Cross-Cultural Relationships, Islam, Life, Politics, Religion
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Do Not Lie to INS!
Fatma first entered the United States on a visitor’s visa late last year. She had recently gotten married in Jordan, and her husband had relocated to the United States after obtaining his “green card.” At the time, I wondered why … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Immigration, Life, Politics, Travel
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Crying, “Wolf!”
Last year, a newspaper article published the salary of my employer’s CEO— over $3M. That’s not $3M over the lifetime of his employment, nor is it a $3M windfall reward for record profits. It’s $3M a year, each and every … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Relish, Sauce, or Chutney?
My mother, sister and her husband are football fans and Tea Party Republicans. As far as they lean to the right, I lean to the left, and they know it. By virtue of numbers, however, they feel no restraint in … Continue reading
Agitated
Sunday, August 29, 2010 I allowed myself to get embroiled in a blog conversation with someone whose objective was only to inflame, ridicule, provoke, and insult. See: ( http://saudiwoman.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/shiekh-al-ahmed-issues-a-fatwa/) I bent over backwards to accommodate A’idah’s points, give weight to … Continue reading
Posted in "Islamic reform", Cross-Cultural Relationships, Depth Psychology, Islam, Life, Politics, Rant, Religion
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Book Review: “A Thousand Spendid Suns” by Khaled Husseini
July 8, 2010 (The metaphorical Riyadh has room for book reviews.) Anyone familiar with Islam and/or the Middle East will recognize at once that this author knows whereof he writes. He should; he was born and raised in Afghanistan, but … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Literature, Book Review, Life, Politics, polygamy, Writing
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Christ Stopped at Eboli– The Arab Connection
Christ Stopped at Eboli– The Arab Connection Italian language is a big part of my life these days. My study of it originated in Riyadh, in 1992, after I returned from my first trip to Italy, where I met distant … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Literature, Italian, Life, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Travel
Tagged Cross-Cultural Communication, culture, customs, Islam, Italian, Italy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Travel
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Conversation with Robert
Conversation with Robert My daughter Mai did not consider Robert a suitor– he was an acquaintance– so we were surprised when he made the effort to come for a visit while on leave from active duty in Iraq. Perhaps he … Continue reading
"Average Folks"
“Average Folks” A Commentary on the Candidacy of Sarah Palin Sarah Palin and her supporters think she represents “average folks.” She tries hard to behave like “average folks”, as if being average were a desirable quality for a vice presidential … Continue reading
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