Eid Mubarak! This week is Eid al-Fitr - or Little Eid - an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of Ramadan. This annual occasion is a multiple-day affair when people are encouraged to forgive and forget any differences, hurts and misunderstandings that may have occurred during the year. It’s a time for communal unity; what’s not to love about that? But is open-heartedness on a grand scale possible given the horrific headlines of the past few weeks? Consider the general escalation in terrorism sponsored by ...

We’ve all had boyfriends who were emotional manipulators; they either turn around situations, where him cheating on you somehow ends up being your fault, or they fight dirty so if you have a headache, they will have a brain tumor, and on top of that they’re excellent guilt mongers. Well, Israel is THAT boyfriend. In its on and off destructive relationship with Palestine, Israel seems to fit the bill for an emotional manipulator. It plays dirty and overplays certain cards to justify its actions against the Palestinians. You're not fooling ...

When celebs take a political stance, the entire world stops and listens - unless you’re Kim Kardashian, they just stop and laugh! Since the beginning of the latest Gaza war some two weeks ago, many A-List celebrities have turned to social media to voice support for either side, whether that be #FreePalestine or a more generic #FreePalestineAndIsrael. Famous people’s opinions matter and can sometimes be entertaining as Israeli model Bar Refaeli demonstrated when she tweeted a quote from President Abraham Lincoln about peace, which turned out to be a line ...

I t looks like Palestinians and Israelis are experiencing deja vu all over again with the Jewish state’s recent invasion of the densely populated Gaza Strip. It’s the third time Israel has bombed Gaza in the last five years, but as Mark Twain would say: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”. With Operation Cast Lead in late 2008 followed by 2012’s Operation Pillar of Defense, will the latest Operation Protective Edge be the same conflict, warmer weather? Ever since Hamas seized power in 2007, Israel blockaded the Strip ...

Does a # look like a waffle to you? If the answer is yes, then you officially have a #RamadanProblem! Join the rest of the world and harangue your hunger on Instagram, Twitter or Vine. To give you inspiration, check out our pick of the best #RamadanProblems (warning: may cause severe hunger). We say Ramadan Kareem with this more light-hearted look at the holy month to help you while away the hours to Iftar. Tick tock….