Archive for category: Random Ramblings by Nahla Aboutabl

Racism is never funny.
/ May 14, 2012 7:49 AM

Racism is never funny.

Nor is it ever okay.

They Call Me Nakhla. That ain’t my name.
/ April 25, 2012 7:59 AM

They Call Me Nakhla. That ain’t my name.

Ever feel like your easy to pronounce name is always mispronounced?

My Take On Race
/ February 22, 2012 8:23 AM

My Take On Race

Kids don't usually think about Race as a deciding factor in friendship.

The Super Bowl in my family
/ February 9, 2012 8:34 AM

The Super Bowl in my family

Sunday evening was an exciting time for me. I don’t care much for football, actually I don’t care at all, but I do enjoy watching the Superbowl. The Giants and the Patriots played, and I couldn’t have cared less who won, but my brothers did. One was a die hard Giants fan , the other a very loyal Patriots fan. more »

President Assad throws Syria into domestic turmoil
/ February 9, 2012 8:04 AM

President Assad throws Syria into domestic turmoil

Syria. I type this word as emotions flood in and out of me. Most of those emotions relate to pain and sorrow. All the others are just anger and disgust. It baffles me to see a country go on a full pledged war against its own citizens, It’s own children, mothers. Against its own flesh and blood. Assad has been more »

The Very Rich and the Very Poor
/ February 2, 2012 8:33 AM

The Very Rich and the Very Poor

The gap between the wealthy and the poor gets bigger, while world leaders fail to solve the inequality problem.

Ron Paul: dream guy?
/ January 5, 2012 8:17 AM

Ron Paul: dream guy?

Sometimes I follow the news so much that I end up dreaming about politicians.

My Thoughts on 2012
/ January 4, 2012 7:56 AM

My Thoughts on 2012

Check out my thoughts on 2012! I mean you don't have to, but you can if you want.

So he’s insane, huh?
/ November 30, 2011 4:31 PM

So he’s insane, huh?

Breivik gets away with killing more than seventy people. The excuse? Well, he's insane.

Egyptians vote!
/ November 29, 2011 8:59 AM

Egyptians vote!

People in Egypt are voting, finally! Egyptians abroad also could’ve have voted, which is pretty cool. It’s predicted that The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) will win a lot of seats in the parliament since they are the most organised political party there. Anyway, that’s not the point. The point is that Egyptians never had free elections. Never ever in more »