Arabs rarely do anything by halves, and love is no exception. Theirs is a love that consumes and engulfs. Its flames invade the barriers of the soul with warmth and danger, simultaneously. It […]
10 deadly ways to say ‘I love you’
Faith, Feasts and Culture: Noticing the links
”You may personally be an atheist, or believe in aliens, but you can’t be Lebanese and not have come from a faith orientated background.” This statement was made to me recently, and […]
Exile and the role of the intellectual
Edward Said was a wonderful scholar whose writing has inspired me over many years. Having worked in the area of Islamic studies and having read a lot of slanted and downright inaccurate […]
An Old City shop and the stones of Jerusalem: An interview with Rami Meo
“Return unifies us.” In a small meeting room somewhere in Sydney’s Inner West, Palestinian-Australians, and Australians in solidarity, gather to reaffirm a single right: the inalienable, non-negotiable Right of Return for all […]
How to OMG like an Arab
Arabs were at your service with a dramatic exclamation for every occasion long before Gen-Y coined the ever-punchy moniker “OMG” (Oh my God). Years of watching Egyptian musalsalaat (television series) revealed that, […]
