Hanitizer: 2012

Friday, December 28, 2012

Come To Nashville, Music City

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 8:46 PM | Filed Under: married life, music, traveler, US |

I took a trip to Nashville TN, the birthplace of country music and the place where rock star and other musicians go to get inspired....

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

I Would Never Buy A Gun, But The Right Is Sacred

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 1:47 PM | Filed Under: life, politics, random, US |

After the news broke of the mass shooting in a school in Connecticut, it seems it has become in style to attack gun owners and advocate of American's...

Monday, December 10, 2012

On A Scale Of 1 to 10 Middle Fingers

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 10:36 AM | Filed Under: humor, stand up |

Ever since I started driving the quality of my day has been affected by the sheer number of middle fingers I bring upon myself from those impatient drivers....

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Drinking Beer In Mecca!

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 11:01 AM | Filed Under: Fun words, islam, random, traveler, US |

On my trip to Raleigh, I visited the downtown area and spotted a neon sign for a restaurant called Mecca. I was cool,...

Monday, November 26, 2012

Thankful to Be Alive In Gaza: My Family's Story of Survival

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 2:01 PM | Filed Under: news, Palestine, politics, relatives |

To read the article on the Huffington Post click here My two-year-old nephew Omar had been confined to a small apartment with six other screaming...

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Arab- American, American Football and Pumpkin Pie

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 9:33 PM | Filed Under: bad english, health, random, traveler, US |

I spend my thanksgiving in Raleigh North Carolina, and I loved it. For Thanksgiving, the downtown area was a zombie town--no...

Sunday, November 18, 2012

My Conversations With My Mom In Gaza

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 12:32 PM | Filed Under: media, news, Palestine |

My mom is the Matriarch of our family. She is the family’s central bank and the great mother and a grandmother you would want for your own kids....

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Netanyahu’s political pandering leads to more Palestinian bloodshed

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 7:39 AM | Filed Under: Jerusalem, news, Palestine, US |

Time and again when the actions of a Palestinian group result in as much as scratching an Israeli citizen, the Israeli military retaliates. Using...

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

From Russia Today With Love

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 11:00 PM | Filed Under: Gaza stories, media, news, Palestine |

They did not tell me it will be on camera, I thought I was on the phone, and the camera looked not on. sorry for not looking to the camera. Let's...

Saturday, November 10, 2012

The GOP and The OMG Moment

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 6:44 PM | Filed Under: politics, US |

So the Republican party is not having a great time at the moment, they are as toxic as they come. I honestly think much of the blame...

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

The Gaza Crocodile Is In My Hometown

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 12:29 PM | Filed Under: politics |

Folks in my town of Beit Lahia--north of the Gaza Strip have finally arrested one wild crocodile that manged to sneak into the local sewer....

Friday, November 02, 2012

How Do You Sum America In A Hundred Question

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 6:59 PM | Filed Under: life, politics, US |

I have read that the test for becoming an American citizen has 100 question which each applicants has to study. The questions are in both US history...

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Vs. Outdoors Crazy People

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 5:16 PM | Filed Under: DC, life, US |

It's easy for people to say, hunker down at home during the storm I think it makes sense not to put oneself in danger. Being...

Thursday, October 25, 2012

DC's Dog Parks And The Easily Irritated People

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 10:19 AM | Filed Under: DC, humor, life |

Each morning like every morning I walk to work. Thus, I pass by the famed 17 and S street dog park on the borders of the Dupont Circle...

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

This Fiscally Conservative Farce

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 4:46 PM | Filed Under: humor, politics, US |

Republicans like to lecture Americans and the rest of the world about the need to stop the "dependency culture." They are often right to make that...

Monday, October 22, 2012

"I Will Sue" My Friends Favorite Phrase

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 10:44 AM | |

OK, she is not good friend, she is an acquaintance. But I have noticed that my friend who is African-American like to yell, "I will...

Sunday, October 14, 2012

On Selective Faith, Muslim Rage And Spitting

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 10:19 PM | Filed Under: islam, life, news, TV, US |

I find is interesting that most people of faith are so quick to have faith when it comes to their our religion yet they are so quick to...

Monday, October 08, 2012

Sorry Subway, But I Hate Your Sandwiches

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 1:41 PM | Filed Under: cooking, life, US |

Subway is one American chain I can care less for. I have tried few times and each time. I try to really like it, but I fail to fall in love with America's...

Thursday, October 04, 2012

50 Percent Republican 50 Percent Democrat

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 9:17 PM | Filed Under: citation needed, politics, US |

As I speak to many Arab-Americans in Washington, DC and beyond, I realized as a people we tend to agree with 50 percent of what the Republicans...

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Israel, The Jewish People's Plan B

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 1:12 PM | Filed Under: Palestine, politics |

Well Jewish people of the world left and right might speak ill of Israel, criticize its actions and trash its government, but at the end...

Monday, September 24, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood Vs. Jihadist Salafis, The Showdown

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 1:26 PM | Filed Under: citation needed, islam, news, politics |

The Muslim Brotherhood Vs. Jihadist Salafis, The Showdown The anti-Islam film responsible for provoking protests across the Muslim world...

Monday, September 17, 2012

Old Dominion Speedway In Manassas, The Good And The Bad

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 4:07 PM | Filed Under: life, traveler |

Finally, I get my chance to see a real NASCAR race. Roa and I ended up going to the Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Virginia. A 45 minutes drive...

Saturday, September 15, 2012

anti-Islam movie ‘weirdest movie scam of all time’

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 10:59 AM | Filed Under: islam, media, news, politics |

This Anti-Islam movie gets weirder and weirder. Here's a great video reporting on this movie, a person that was actually in the theater and saw...

Friday, September 14, 2012

Are The Muslims Really Forcing Their Way Of Life On The World?

Author: Hanitizer | Posted at: 11:27 PM | Filed Under: citation needed, islam, news |

Listening to NPR as my wife drove us to the grocery store, a caller calls in and says, Muslims are the only ones to blame for the murders; they are...