September 15, 2010
I met Abu Fadi when I was mailing a package to the U.S. for a friend. Â He was abundantly helpful and welcoming, even during this short business transaction. Â Awhile later, I stopped by his office just to say hi, and he invited me to his home for a Ramadan dinner. Â He and his wife cooked […]
September 5, 2010
One of my Advanced English students, Nasreen (she’s wearing the white headscarf in this photo), invited me for Ramadan iftar (dinner) with her family on September 5th. Â She lives in a village near Nablus, called Sarra. Â We ate on their second floor porch with a beautiful view of the magnificent sunset and the hilly, desert […]
August 20, 2010
Read the original article on www.antiwar.com AZZUN ATMA, Northern West Bank – For seven years Majda Abdul Qader Sheikh, 38, has not been allowed to visit the home of her parents, just a few hundred meters from her house. “I tried to get a special visitor’s permit for a quick visit during the Muslim holy […]
August 11, 2010
Read original article on Khabrein.info 11 August, 2010 Ramadan 2010 USA: From New York to New Delhi it is time to fast, Ramadan timetable 2010. Ramadan arrives, millions of Muslims start to observe fasting in holy Ramadan. Month of purity Ramadan arrived for Muslims across the world on Wednesday. One billion Muslims all over the […]
August 11, 2010
A few weeks before I left for Palestine one of my professors suggested that, when I arrive, I make a point to write down anything that surprises me. These are the things, he said, that one forgets after becoming more accustomed to a new country or culture. SERVICE OR TAXI? EITHER WAY, A NICE CONVERSATION. […]
