I have a picture of myself and my sister sitting outside of the Cairo museum, its red walls and reed-filled gardens a rather stunning backdrop to our full-on late-’80s Duran-Duran hair and our travel companion, my then-beloved Palestinian-Israeli boyfriend Ali. We had gone to Cairo for a few days, in spite of the fact that [...]
All posts for the month January, 2011
Why this Israeli is so invested in Egypt.
Posted by emilylhauser on January 31, 2011
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/israeli-egypt/
On the essential American-ness of Muslim Americans.
Once again, thanks to the Twitter (in this case, @ggreenwald), I’ve been made more aware of an important issue than I might otherwise have been. Apparently the reprehensible Rep. Peter King (R- Ignoramus City NY) is holding hearings next month regarding the threat American Muslims pose to their own country. King maintains that “over 80 [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on January 25, 2011
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/on-the-essential-american-ness-of-muslim-americans/
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Al-Jazeera released a treasure trove of documents yesterday, Wikileaks-style, that it’s calling The Palestine Papers, and the Twitter exploded. The internet exploded. Analysis came quick and sharp and occasionally in very, very confident 140-character increments. For good or ill I had but little time yesterday to pay attention, and today I have even less — [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on January 24, 2011
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All the news that’s fit.
I used to deliver newspapers. First it was the Chicago Daily News, then, when that venerable afternoon institution folded, the Chicago Tribune. I was about 11, 12-ish (the age my boy is now, and I occasionally ask him why he hasn’t yet found gainful employ), though I’m not sure of the exact stop and start [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on January 21, 2011
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/all-the-news-thats-fit/
Where angels fear to tread.
The astute reader will have noticed that this blog (often touted — by others, not by me! — as an “Israel/Palestine blog”) has been very light on the Israel/Palestine stuff of late. Ever since our return from Israel/Palestine, in fact. Well over a month ago. The long-time reader, however, may have also noticed that I [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on January 19, 2011
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/where-angels-fear-to-tread/
On watching an entire season of Glee in just over two weeks.
The boy recently determined that he wanted to start watching Glee, and at age 11 and a half, the husband and I determined that he could. For good or ill, however, the boy was saddled with a mother who is a particular kind of geek, the kind who thinks that if you’re going to adopt [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on January 18, 2011
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/on-watching-an-entire-season-of-glee-in-just-over-two-weeks/
