Tag Archives: Arabs

US Tacit Support for Mideast Autocrats reeks of short-sightedness, undermines US interests

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ahmed Rehab

From the blog… The winds of change are blowing over the Middle East from Jordan to Algeria. A couple of weeks ago, Tunisia became the first Arab nation to succeed in shaking off decades of debilitating dictatorship through a popular … Continue reading →

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Discrimination Fails Us All

Posted on December 4, 2005 by Ahmed Rehab

Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) believes peace activists from Egypt should be greeted at O’Hare Airport with a hefty dose of institutionalized discrimination. Their offense? Being of the same age group and national origin as Mohamed Atta. “I’m OK with discrimination against young Arab males from terrorist-producing states,” says Kirk. Continue reading →

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Telling It Like It Should Be

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Ahmed Rehab

Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) believes peace activists from Egypt should be greeted at O’Hare Airport with a hefty dose of institutionalized discrimination. Their offense? Being of the same age group and national origin as Mohamed Atta. “I’m OK with discrimination against young Arab males from terrorist-producing states,” says Kirk. Continue reading →

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