I saw the responses to my earlier article, and even though some of them only tended to focus on the part where I mentioned the occupation of Palestine by Israel, with the exception of a few who actually discussed the …
Posted in Arab Jews, History, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Palestine/Israel | 5 CommentsIsrael once again committed a criminal act by attacking on Monday a civilian flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza. Nine civilians were killed in this raid. Since several generations, we have an unsolved conflict in the Middle East, the conflict …
Posted in Arab Jews, Iran, Israel, Palestine | 6 CommentsYesterday, I met someone who claims to be the last massager, he as his predecessors manage to gather some followers around him; I approached the crowed and heard him saying. Preacher : Religion has done no-good to humankind; it divided …
Posted in Arab Jews, Atheism, Baha'i Faith, Freedom of Speech, General, Human Rights, Interfaith, Islam, Islamophobia, Middle East, Mideast Youth, Philosophy, Racism, Religion | Leave a commentLyric is in three languages of English, Arabic and Hebrew. Beautiful song and lyric to unite Jews and Arabs, and to heal the wounds. Watch here: watch?v=RN8B1xvCxI0 There must be another Must be another way עינייך, אחות / Einaich, achot …
Posted in Arab Jews, Awareness, Interfaith, Music, Religion, Videos | 8 CommentsNote: This is a written transcript of an Audio clip I recorded. It took the Arab world more than 20 days to suddenly wake up and hold a meeting about the situation in Gaza. Back when the Gaza crisis started, …
Posted in Activism, Arab Jews, Arabs, Awareness, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Human Rights, Islam, Israel, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Politics, Qatar, Regional Issues, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, War | 1 CommentAfter I was greatly intrigued by Baghdad Twist, a documentary film about Iraqi Jews, I requested an interview with its director, Joe Balass: Balass was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1966 and after escaping with his family at the age …
Posted in Arab Jews, Awareness, History, Interviews, Iraq | 3 CommentsBaghdad-born filmmaker Joe Balass alerted us that Baghdad Twist, his documentary film on Iraqi Jews, will be screened in the following locations and times: DocuWeek showcase in Los Angeles (Aug. 22-28, 2008) where it will be playing for 7 days …
Posted in Arab Jews, Awareness, Film, Iraq | 2 CommentsAl-iraqi Al-hura Satellite TV channel had started a series of reports concerning the Iraqi Jews living in Israel. What is unique about these reports is that they are the first of their kind, as no Arabic or Iraqi station had …
Posted in Arab Jews, Awareness, Iraq, Society | 7 CommentsI’ve learnt something new today.I’ve learnt that I’m not an Israeli citizen equal to other Israeli citizens, that there are people who have more rights than me… You think I’m kidding? Well, I’ll tell you about a trip I made …
Posted in Arab Jews, Civil Rights, Democracy, Ethics, Israel, Middle East, Palestine/Israel | 22 CommentsIn 1925, Egypt became the first Muslim-majority country to recognize the Baha’i faith as an independent religion. However, almost 80 years later, Baha’is in Egypt continue to face heinous discrimination, due to their failure to obtain identity cards. Identity cards …
Posted in Arab Christians, Arab Jews, Awareness, Baha'is, Civil Rights, Current Events, Egypt, Media, Religion, Satire, Society | 46 Comments