The plane from Germany was late and I was really worried. I hadn't seen my son Nelio since he came to visit me in Egypt exactly five years ago. Nelio was born here in Egypt but left before he was old…
The Sinai, often described as restive and lawless, is actually not lawless at all. The region is ruled by two kinds of law - Egyptian government law and Bedouin tribal law. In this sparsely populated triangle of land, Egyptians are…
Connect the Cultures’ silent partner, an American, traveled to the Arabian Gulf country of Qatar on business this spring, just six weeks before the day that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, the UAE and Bahrain made the shocking announcement that they were…
Most aspects of Bedouin life in Sinai, Egypt are very different from the developed world. However, I have learned, education is not so different, aside from one important area - the education of Bedouin girls in the Sinai. In the following video,…
Westerners who move to the Gulf countries in the Middle East find themselves living in an environment radically different than that of their home countries. Life for expats in Saudi Arabia might be the most dichotomous from that of the…
I have spoken to 11 Muslim men - from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and UAE - about the Trump Muslim Ban. The president's executive order forbids all refugees (most of whom at this point in history are Muslim)…
Family is the most important part of the lives of Arabs in the Middle East. This has become obvious to me through my friendships and interactions with the people of Arab World over the last several years. Bedouins are part…
Israel is the most controversial and complicated country in the world, with so many perspectives about the people, the land, the situation. One highly unique perspective on Israel that the world never hears about is that of Arabs in Israel who…
God exists. God is real. Billions of people on earth - Muslims, Jews, Christians and others - believe in God, practice their religion, become better citizens of the planet and bring people together for common causes. Even atheism has been…
Bedouins are a large part of the Middle Eastern population. They live in all Middle Eastern countries as well as North African countries, numbering in the tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands in each country. The Bedouin culture…