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The Garab Chronicles

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Url:http://www.thegarabchronicles.typepad.com
Author(s):Mohamed El Emam
Language:English
Tags:life, tube, rants
Description:I was born in Cairo in 1977. When I was ten years old, my parents packed me onto a plane. We landed in Georgia(not the breakaway Russian republic). Nine years later, I burst out of the closet and fell, face first. These are the stories of my continuing free fall.
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Dear Santa,
I wish I had something witty to say, but in light of the fact that a room full of Senators listened to this speech and then voted against marriage equality, I'm just...speechless.Please consid...more
2009-12-07
Mommy, What's a Garab? (Home - Part 1)
I had three grandparents. My dad’s mom was named Zudeikhah,and she lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Dokki with a tiny kitchen, a tinierbathroom, and a giant dining table that dominated the main ...more
2009-11-07
Hope XIX...
Meanwhile, way across the pond and down south... All hope that the Khamenei government had that it had effectively squashed the Opposition movement was, well, squashed on November 4th. The day mark...more
2009-11-06
Coming Up, New Jersey
Corzine's defeat in New Jersey does complicate things a bit, especially since incoming Republican Governor Chris Christie has reportedly vowed to veto any legislation that legalizes gay marria...more
2009-11-04
Still Reeling
Maine remains a bitter pill to swallow, though there's THIS, via Andrew Sullivan, which offers some perspective, and THIS, about the backlash against the Catholic Church by many of its own mem...more
2009-11-04
Stirred and Shaken
The great state of Maine joined the great state of California yesterday, where voters went to the ballot box and declared to the world that getting high is more important than ensuring equal protec...more
2009-11-04
C'mon Maine...
Show California and the 26 states that passed constitutional amendments to "protect" marriage that you know better.Come Tuesday, the Garab will be holding his breath.
2009-11-01
Clear and Present Bigotry
I'll say it again: Anyone who claims that DOMA or Don't Ask Don't Tell have nothing to do with bigotry and outright hatred hasn't had to watch his civil rights put up for a vote...more
2009-10-21
File Under: Fabulous Things I Only Wish I Could Do Too
I knew I should've stuck with those stupid piano lessons. Just wait, next I'll find something that makes me long for that violin I couldn't wait to put down as a kid so I could work ...more
2009-10-20

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