Razanisms - رزانيّــــات

I’m still reeling from the experience of not only coming back to the U.S. in the midst of a racist, offensive presidential campaign, but also the ways in which this affected the American Studies Association (ASA) conference. Normally this is a conference I look forward to. Some of the smartest people-and some of the most [...]

my new article in al akhbar: مارسي نيومان * في ظلّ تركيز الأنظار على مرشحين رئاسيين أميركيين اثنين، باراك أوباما وجون ماكاين، لا بدّ من التذكير بأنه بالنسبة للمهتمين منا بالسياسة الخارجية، وخصوصاً تلك التي تؤثر على الشرق الأوسط، فإن الخيارات أبعد من «أهون الشرين». ففي خضم أزمة مالية كارثية وخطة إنقاذ حكومية بـ700 مليار دولار، لم [...]

Innocently, two friends of mine who are here with me in Albuquerque this week walked into a shop in old town Albuquerque. They encountered, of all people, Joe the Plumber. Imagine: he’s here in Albuquerque and…get this: he was in the CIA! Here was their conversation (Z and K are my girl friends): White man [...]

So the battle at Boise State University seems to continue. And it is getting worse. It was only a matter of time, but the local rabbi, Dan Fink, has decided to butt into the Cultural Center’s “Tunnel of Oppression,” which I wrote about last week. It’s fascinating that in 5 years of teaching there he [...]

so i arrive at the american studies conference in albuquerque, new mexico a day late due to flight delays, and totally sleep deprived for the same reasons. in all the american airports i had to travel through (albuquerque, dallas, chicago) i saw lots of meaningless obama and mccain objects i imagine americans with cash to [...]