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Poor Paris Hilton. Lindsey Lohan was stealing the spotlight after being locked up in jail and then again when she was released from jail. And where was Paris in all this? Paris was always known as the drug addict, drunk, and girl who exposes herself in public every other day.

Paris decided it was time to take her title back and got herself arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. Now she has three mug shots on record and in this last one, see below, she is smiling and well aware of her success of hitting the spotlight again. Of course I am helping her in this spotlight as well, oh well.

Paris Hilton Mug Shot

The news has been going on non-stop for more than a week over the so-called Ground Zero Mosque. Now I am sure some of you know by now that it’s location isn’t even at Ground Zero and in fact two large blocks away and down the street. I am also sure some of you also know by now that it is in fact an Islamic community center that has prayer rooms on two floors out of the 15 floors the building will have.

I am going to look at this issue a different way. What if it this Islamic community center was built right across the street from Ground Zero? What if a Mosque instead of a community center was built across the street from Ground Zero? Why does that even matter? Everything Islam has become hated or a crime. Everyone is also questioning if President Barack Obama is a Muslim, and I ask the same question so what if he was? But he isn’t a Muslim, just like that Islamic Community Center isn’t at Ground Zero.

So I hope they stand by their decision to build Park51 where they set out to and not back down from it. Looking forward to seeing Park51 completed at the old Burlington Coat Factory. And maybe all this hatred would go away one day.

Rima Fakih

Ok I will start with the following quote:

Rima Fakih, the first Muslim Miss USA, has come out against the location of the so-called “Ground Zero mosque.”

Thank you Rima Fakih for representing America. I think three Americans now believe that you are an American who loves America instead of the two that previously believed you. You do not represent me as a Muslim, you do not represent me as an Arab, you do not represent me as a Lebanese, and you do not represent me as an American.

I recall your interview on cnn, where you repeated three times that you were a “Muslim family  that celebrates Christian holidays such as Christmas”. You really want people to believe you love America more than they do, yet if you had been proud of who you were and stood up for what you believed, then more Americans would have believed you. Now are you desperately trying again.

Good luck Rima

Here we are again, Ramadan 2010. Ramadan Kareem to all.

Yes a post after weeks of being away. Away getting to know. Away for 3 weeks in Lebanon, which I will post pictures from later maybe. And away from a small trip to New York. Well that is all for now, this is more a push to resume posting and also to wish everyone a blessed Ramadan.