By Khaled Diab For Western Muslims, Christmas is just outside their doorsteps. For some, Christmas even skips merrily in from the cold and crosses the threshold into their homes. Monday 6 January 2020 Here in Belgium, people do not traditionally…
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Merry Muslims at Christmas
Despite fears of an anti-Christmas jihad, many ordinary Muslims enjoy getting into the spirit of the season.
Buying camel’s milk in Arabic
Conversing about camel’s milk may not be the most useful Arabic to learn, but learning the language can open up the Arab world to Europeans.
Ugly discrimination in the face of beauty
The curious case of Arab men reportedly deported for being “too handsome” demonstrates that the beautiful can also be the victims of discrimination.
Just say moo
Animal rights activists are calling for global vegetarianism, but the Middle East is not ready to sacrifice its meat-eating lifestyle.
Beauty and the bleat
Are Saudi Arabian beauty shows for goats as weird and outlandish as they seem?