by Imad Enchassi | Oct 13, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
My heart is heavy as I keep my eyes glued to the sparse updates from my father’s homeland, a place I have not been able to call home for many years. How eager many are to take sides, to pass judgment on people living through a conflict I have known throughout my...
by Imad Enchassi | Feb 6, 2023 | Opinion
I grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, during the civil war that lasted from 1975 until 1990. I even witnessed the 1982 Sabra and Shatila Massacre when a Lebanese Christian group killed anywhere from 300 to 3,000 people – mostly Palestinians and...
by Imad Enchassi | Apr 1, 2022 | Opinion
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which follows the lunar cycles throughout the year. Since Ramadan rotates throughout the year, sometimes sunset in the middle of the winter season is at 5 p.m. and in the summer it can be at 9 p.m. We still love it...
by Imad Enchassi | Aug 30, 2021 | Opinion
Muslims, just like other minorities, rejoice at the election of people that look and pray like us. I remember when America elected our first Muslim congressman, Keith Ellison. I have met him many times and was happy to see him win in 2007. Then, we had Andre Carson...
by Imad Enchassi | Aug 25, 2021 | Opinion
I am a refugee. On Oct. 23,1983, I held hope, in the form of a plane ticket, in my hand. This paper was what was going to help me flee Beirut and get to the United States. That same morning, a yellow Mercedes truck entered the parking lot of Beirut International...
