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A Pakistani was watching me intently after prayer, in the Islamic Center of Eugene, Oregon. Later, he smilingly and reluctantly introduced himself. “I noticed your friendliness with non-Arab Muslims. Your children are talking to mine, as we speak. To be honest with you, I felt that was kind of unusual. I find the Gulf people to be rather exclusive. They tend to mingle among themselves. Why is that, brother? Aren’t we supposed to be a big Muslim family? How come my kids have more American friends than Arabs? Why are my American neighbors more accepting of us than Arab neighbors? I lived in Jeddah for ten years, before migrating to the US, but made no connections. In a matter of weeks, my family became part of the community, here.” He observed with a note of sadness.I tried to explain...
December 11, 2018
Are we racists?
December 11, 2018
Trump’s new Chinese gauntlet
December 10, 2018
Car accidents don’t seem to matter
December 10, 2018
All members of the family should volunteer
December 10, 2018
Speaking of democracy
December 10, 2018
‘Do not come closer’
In the “careful what you wish for” stakes, few issues rank higher than the plan for a second referendum by those in the UK hoping for a reversal of the country’s June 2016 vote to leave the European Union (the “Remainers.”) If secured, the outcome could be a fast track to a phenomenon the UK has so far avoided - the creation of a large, angry populist party, probably of the right and perhaps also of the left.That would be very bad news for the UK, for its politics, for Europe, and for the cause of democracy generally. It would be seen, with some justice, as “they” crushing the democratic vote of “we the people.”The second referendum plan is justified by arguing that the British people deserve to have a choice between the government’s Brexit proposal, agreed by Theresa...
December 09, 2018
Another Brexit referendum is a terrible idea
December 09, 2018
Social media influencers and the advertising market
December 09, 2018
Netanyahu won’t leave quietly
December 09, 2018
May’s Brexit deal ignores Leavers’ real grievance
