עִבְרִית Umm Forat
Raising My Kids in Israel/Palestine
Americans like guns. Go explain that to my 7 year-old.
My seven year-old daughter wants to know why police officers need guns. I want to know why a Raleigh running trail is also hunting ground.
Missing Ramallah, Managing Sibling Rivalry
“Ima, tell me a story about a lion that eats Adam,” Forat asked me. She still feels betrayed that I gave birth to her competition.
Intimate Acquaintance with Terrorism
In addition to the six Palestinian NGOs, Israeli officials branded my neighbor, my life partner and an ice cream company as terrorists. No evidence needed.
Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day
In the four decades that passed between my U.S. grade school education and that of my daughter, Columbus Day lessons have changed, but not enough.
Passing as American White, Palestinian Arab and Israeli Jewish
I guess this is structural racism. When I saw a Black man with a cup approach, I thought he was going to ask for money.
Educating Our Daughter to Fight for Freedom
Forat wanted to know how to interpret the escape of six Palestinian political prisoners from an Israeli prison. I didn’t know what to tell her.
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