I live in the Middle East. From over here, the world looks different. Lebanon is the most westernized country in the region, we’re very educated, open-minded, the city looks like Paris, and... Read more >>

Have you ever had baba ganoush before? If you do not know what it is, then know it is a Middle Eastern dip made with eggplant. Basically, it is hummus just with eggplant instead of chickpeas. If you... Read more >>

For the past ten years or so, I have been very involved in working toward peaceful resolutions and reconciliation in the Middle East. My interest and efforts in this area led to a joint effort of the... Read more >>

2011 is definitely the year of political change. East to West we see how hard politicians and analysts are working to reconfigure their game tactics and future strategies. Countries in the Middle East... Read more >>

I was born to an African-American mother and an Iranian father. They were married but it was not a marriage made of love but one of convenience. My mother needed a husband and my father needed a green... Read more >>

You have lived all your life abroad, away from your motherland, you were born there, schooled there and only went back for two months a year on vacation with your family. Now you are finished with... Read more >>

I’m just curious to know why toilet paper is so used. In the USA we don’t have bidet or anything like that, but at home we always kept a watering can on hand, filling it before going to... Read more >>

Last year on a deployment in the Sand Box (or what I like to call the Rock Box), and I met someone. Her name is Mable, she a small Indian woman. Five years after Mable got married, her husband passed... Read more >>

It’s a fact: offbeat travelers are good with their hands! You pitch tents, tie Sailor’s knots, sport henna tattoos, and heft suitcases. And if you’re planning a trip to the Middle... Read more >>

It is nearing the end of 2008. It has been quite an eventful year undoubtedly. The United States of America is soon to have a black man as their president. Barack Obama (as he is called) will take... Read more >>