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Tweet I filmed this video during my stay in Georgia, USA! Check out what Americans think about Arabs on questions of religion, terrorism and stereotypes!

Raised in the Muslim society, the idea itself of a different sexual orientation is unacceptable which is I think the case of any Abrahamic religion . Regardless of religion, I was entitled to the understanding that this is a sickness, a mental disorder or psychological trouble that one might experience . The general norms are either to be a man or a woman. Coming to the USA, I thought that the idea is more acceptable here. However, experiencing life in the south of the states in"Georgia", I was amazed by the similarities of our societies in terms of conservatism. Maybe even a little more conservative, I was even surprised when I first went to Washington DC and found the Bible in the desk drawer of the hotel room and I had big "?" in my mind! Well, few days ago, I registered for a conference on campus and I woke up Saturday morning at 8am heading to that Annual Conference at Georgia Southern University called " LGBTQ and Allies Conference" and ...

Published on Your Middle East  "Al-Salamu Alaikum" this how we greet everyday, every morning, every-time we meet and it means "Peace be upon You". We’ve been raised up on the Islamic teaching that :"“If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew all humankind: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all humankind”, Surah5, Al-MAida, Ayah 32. At some point in January 2011, when the whole world was looking up to Tunisia very inspired and amazed, I was happy that the revolution started from my county because it is 99 percent Muslims. I was happy to change that image of Islam that has been propagated since 9/11 as a monolithic, stateless and apocalyptic faith. I was happy to prove to the world that we, Arab Muslims, toppled our dictators with non-violent resistance and civil disobedience, that we peacefully stood up for our rights and human dignity which are cornerstones of our values and religion. I was happy to dr...

Generally perceived as working to inform and enlighten public opinion, media, in western democracies, can also be a propagandistic rhetoric, manipulated by political power. The media is a communication power that could transform the whole society. Media has an incredible degree of influence with respect to shaping thought .This strength can be used constructively by educating people or destructively by misleading them. The West keeps criticizing the media controlled by dictatorships but what about media in democratic societies? How the media should influence the political climate and democratic process in Western democracies and are the media used by the state as propaganda arms in the West? It seems that the supposed role of the media has not been accomplished,  even in western democracies, because of state media control. Accordingly, media's power declines as a democracy becomes more established. The last two decades have seen an unprecedented spread of democracy aroun...