If you have been reading thus far, do not worry, I have not lost my peace. The good thing about peace is that it gives you lucidity, it gives you clarity. Remember in chapter 4 when I said that people like me leave their “home” to the west pursuing some sort of restoration of dignity …
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Chapter 7.1: The Elephant in the Room
It is silly to discuss the Middle East and the Middle Eastern diaspora and not discuss the Israeli/Palestinian crisis. If the aftermath of world war two instilled a sense of calmness and stability in Europe, it led to an upheaval in the Middle East. But the story begins much earlier, precisely in 1897 when Rt. …
Chapter 6: The California Experience
Given my humble background as a kid who grew up in the remote and underdeveloped Dakhla Oasis, studying abroad in the US could only be a fantasy. However, thanks to a very generous USAID program, organized by the US embassy department of state, I was lucky enough to be selected to do a study abroad …
On the Search for Home 