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I grew up in Lebanon during the civil war and the Israeli occupation of the south. During that time a revolutionary song by Julia Butros, “Wayn al-Malayeen?” (where are the millions), was continually heard. But as a child I never understood what she meant when she sang “Where are the millions? Where are the Arab people?” In 2006 during the Israeli war on Lebanon I heard … Continue reading Thousands at the border May 15

i woke up this morning my flatmate pounding on my door and calling me to wake up. i thought there must be something unusual that made Matt excited to the point he had to wake me up, and i was thinking this must be worth all the pounding on my door on an early Monday morning. first thing i did before even reacting to Matt’s rumbling i … Continue reading Today Bin laden is dead. so what?