American by Birth. Egyptian by Blood. Palestinian in Spirit. Arab in Life. Muslim in Faith. Human in Being. I got a degree in Diplomacy (aka 7aki faadi) and International Relations. As a result, I became less diplomatic. Go figure. Follow me on Twitter for sarcastic political rants @shedeedsaTumblr (3.0; @sarahshedeed)http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91fbb2f9a5359179b76b137ba4d3cb58/tumblr_mn54teILDm1rl54g3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://magicalarabia.tumblr.com/post/50978497236/marrakesh-morocco-by-moonspell" class="tumblr_blog">magicalarabia</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Marrakesh, Morocco</p> <p>by _moonspell_</p></blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50989752143http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50989752143Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:30 -0400“You enter the Gaza strip through what in fact is a large fate, which is locked at night, and gives the appearance of an enormous concentration camp… Nothing I saw in South Africa [in 1991] can compare with Gaza in misery, in sheer programmed oppression, in confinement and racial discrimination.”<br/><br/> - <em>Palestinian scholar, Edward Said (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thepeacefulterrorist.tumblr.com/">thepeacefulterrorist</a>)</em>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50989731569http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50989731569Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:02 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8j6byJHCS1rboqfio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50989701644http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50989701644Tue, 21 May 2013 10:17:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4gngvz061r44q44o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fotojournalismus.tumblr.com/post/16196033004/a-palestinian-boy-trying-to-play-soccer-wiped-his">fotojournalismus</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A Palestinian boy trying to play soccer wiped his face after accidentally crossing through a cloud of tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers toward a group of Palestinian protesters in the West Bank village of Nabi Salah, Jan. 20, 2012.</p> <p>[Credit : <em><strong><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2012/01/20/photos-of-the-day-jan-20-2/3/">Atef Safadi/European Pressphoto Agency</a></strong></em>]</p> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50858244517http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50858244517Sun, 19 May 2013 18:39:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df17359066979f747383151130c5ac72/tumblr_mku20qm7Eh1qbjvouo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My dowry.</p>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50858230704http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50858230704Sun, 19 May 2013 18:39:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eaf73acbf67f37f53025fd2140d195ae/tumblr_mn2a3ked4n1r6x61do1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7bd188b780c3079461bb1f0cabf6a876/tumblr_mn2a3ked4n1r6x61do2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Um yes. Met many Johnny-Depp-Jordanian-Bedouin-look-a-likes at Petra…</p>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50858194938http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50858194938Sun, 19 May 2013 18:39:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7fe9f7e53cd277e0293e2655d9509e16/tumblr_mn1dhnxZsp1qdnpzho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a76e430bd26dbb849ffa06310a7ffe63/tumblr_mn1dhnxZsp1qdnpzho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cameraoscar.tumblr.com/post/50798573401">cameraoscar</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>1. May 14, 2013.</p> <p>Palestinian refugee children play in front of their family house in Jabaliya Refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip.</p> <p>2. May 16, 2013.</p> <p>Palestinian refugee children play in a poverty-stricken quarter of the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. </p> <p>© Ali Ali - EPA</p> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50857980026http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50857980026Sun, 19 May 2013 18:36:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mebkdnTPxu1qkc59eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50857970513http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50857970513Sun, 19 May 2013 18:36:02 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdy6olzcqL1r4s4cuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833682415http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833682415Sun, 19 May 2013 13:32:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meah66TVxp1qapk2qo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <blockquote> <p>نُورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <div>Light upon light [in description of God’s guidance]</div> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833629528http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833629528Sun, 19 May 2013 13:32:12 -0400“In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.”<br/><br/> - <em>Toni Morrison (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mangoachaar.tumblr.com/">mangoachaar</a>)</em>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833619515http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833619515Sun, 19 May 2013 13:32:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yvg4jYsj1rng73eo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://postagestampart.tumblr.com/post/29965975433/dome-of-the-rock">postagestampart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dome of the Rock</p> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833437614http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833437614Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2f74d9c27eac296db7bf82ae8cfd41a6/tumblr_milj10UM7Y1rmru7uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mediterraneum.tumblr.com/post/43785087535/men-socialize-at-their-club-the-outdoor-coffee">mediterraneum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Men socialize at their club, the outdoor coffee house, Iraq.</span></p> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833344587http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833344587Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/82fa5f2b08cf049b2e65ce29b2a8904d/tumblr_minsffbXIc1rhky0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833182672http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833182672Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/79588468c07317383fc665de6677a8e2/tumblr_mmwl10kKMu1rogb07o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833114381http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50833114381Sun, 19 May 2013 13:25:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4eb4ef083da9fdf99e90f3314b4b32b/tumblr_mn0ywjG3ub1qf8qeeo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nothing2c.tumblr.com/post/50781256876">nothing2c</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Raha Moharrak becomes the first Saudi woman to scale Mount Everest.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0518/Saudi-woman-scales-Everest-for-first-time">Source</a>.]</p> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832978524http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832978524Sun, 19 May 2013 13:23:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/443643e544088552d9fc6ab78ca7a164/tumblr_mn0m13AAd51qggwnvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/50762598075/every-country-is-good-for-different-reasons-they">humansofnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Every country is good for different reasons. They are like different fruits. But Egypt is my favorite. Egypt is like a mango.” </p> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832955414http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832955414Sun, 19 May 2013 13:23:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cab6f58f59d1b9877fddb7a31f5349bc/tumblr_mggjrjRGGu1reuz91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://covert-politics.tumblr.com/post/40247897306/this-is-a-photo-of-whats-left-of-the-takiyat">covert-politics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>-</p> <p>This is a photo of what’s left of the Takiyat el-Rawi Mosque in Deir el-Zor, Syria. The construction on the mosque first started in 1882 and finished in 1886.</p> <p>But in 2012, as you can see, this piece of history was completely destroyed.. by Syrian regime shelling.</p> </div> </blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832686666http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832686666Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35537ee6e0a8cfdbdfd8506b8fb68922/tumblr_mls0pdYASm1rv4a0io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832632890http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832632890Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a70ee9c8f8da875c4c24b73602136400/tumblr_mn1tfla63v1r28jzgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://simply-war.tumblr.com/post/50819112509/may-15-2013-palestinians-react-as-a-stun-grenade" class="tumblr_blog">simply-war</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>May 15, 2013. Palestinians react as a stun grenade was thrown towards them during clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protestors during a demonstration for Nakba (Catastrophe) day near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem’s old city. Baz Ratner.</p></blockquote>http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832559711http://sarahshedeed.tumblr.com/post/50832559711Sun, 19 May 2013 13:18:04 -0400