Ramadan in USA: “Now I Know how it feels to be a minority”
“Now I know how it feels like to be a minority”, I thought to myself in the very first days of Ramadan. I was spending Muslims’ holiest month fasting when people are eating and I’ve been eating when...
View ArticleSpecial Ramadan: A great opportunity for acquaintance and familiarity
So many worries beset my head whenever our journey comes closer to its destination to the USA. This is the first time that I am spending Ramadan and the two Eids away from my family and friends. My...
View ArticleSOPA – freedom of the Internet under threat, activists say
The chaotic freedom of the internet was something that we are used to take for granted. But it might not remain so. The US legislators are debating a controversial bill designed to tackle online...
View ArticleThe Bogeyman that Arabs Blame
Despite all the new things the Arab Spring has brought, alongside an old hatred came up – mainly targeted towards the US and Israel. Blame game or fair claim? Tell us your opinion and discuss on EMAJ...
View ArticleOil is expensive
Nothing in the world is more expensive than oil. It’s more precious than my life, your life, and everyone else’s lives. It has been called the “black diamond”. Yet, I have underestimated the price of...
View ArticleWhat now for Identity and Iraq?
Iraq – a nation dogged by western intervention for almost a century, a state reconstructed under democratic means by Western forces, and a people now left with a potential gap in power upon the...
View ArticleA letter from Egyptian woman to President Obama
Mr Obama, how would the American people feel going to bed knowing that tomorrow is yet another day and suddenly wake up in the morning realizing that the Mormons have taken over the country installing...
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