The New York Times:
Each time something like this happens, the ground shifts under those of us from the Middle East. We recede into the margins, and we wait breathless until someone with a face or name like ours takes responsibility. Those of us who can (like me) sheepishly sidle over to one of our other tribes, our chameleon skin quietly changing. The rest hang their heads and suffer the blows. That’s the most practical thing you learn from being an Iranian in the West — how to blend and fit, how to be a nomad among the many tribes you’ve inhabited, how to shield yourself when one of those tribes is causing so much of the world’s grief. Is it an abdication? Is it cowardly? At least it’s a safe way of living.
What do I say now, as an Iranian and an American? Do I condemn the terrorists but remain silent about the boot perpetually poised over the heads of every Arab and Iranian in the free world? Do I defend the Muslim community and ignore the passages in the Quran calling the devout to jihad? Do I point out that the Bible is hardly better? Do I embrace the complexity and proudly proclaim myself a member of many communities? Even as I’m tempted to inch away from the spectacle, I remember a simple observation from a student, delivered with a shrug as if this has always been the way of the world. “You may suddenly decide you’re part of all these groups, but the world has its own idea of who you are. They won’t let you just get on with that.”
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This guy has figured out his identity:
Faramaz jaan,
His dad, though, had to hide his in order to do business.
I remember you wrote about that in a comment.
*Koreans in Japan get Japanese names aside from their own Korean names.
Dear GR,
Trump’s daddy did not hide his identity. He was a KKK sympathizer and was arrested in New York for it. Trump, as I wrote before, changed his identity and told his Jewish tenants that he was Swedish and not German, for all the obvious reasons.
Got it. Thanks.
...So....where do we think the phrase "In God We Trust" has its roots in?
Bible, Ghor-ann, and all the so called scripture are nothing but instructions for violence against all those who do not agree with ones point of view. Unfortunately, eSSlam is the Johnny Come Lately of these Schools of Brainswashing, so its got some things to learn before understanding the correct ways to practice violence..............
What I liked about this piece is how the author described the reaction of the Middle Easterners who live in the west to the acts of terrorism here.
Some defend the acts by putting the blame back on the west or talk about the good Islam vs the bad Islam. Others like the author try to hide in the space between the tribes. And the third group, like a few on this site, become holier than pope and try pretend that they are the true blue-blood Americans whose ancestors came here on the Mayflower!
But this quote in the article shows them the reality; “You may suddenly decide you’re part of all these groups, but the world has its own idea of who you are. They won’t let you just get on with that.”
That's right: You may believe you're a cute yellow duckie, but to the geese, you're that little ugly duckling around the pond....
The yellow wanna be duckies "ancestors" probably came on a direct Iran Air flight from Tehran to New York.....that is, if the flight over the pond was before the esslamist take over, otherwise...hello Lufthansa.