Family Trip to Oman

Recently my family visited me here in Doha. It was wonderful to get to see them all again and show them around where I live. I also took them down to Muscat to show them where I studied. Here is the photo album of that trip:

Oman

Witness

I'm not a big fan of celebrating events as 'history in the making.' It just seems to me that we will rarely know at the time what will be considered important against the test of time. The invasion of Afghanistan seemed momentous but was quickly overshadowed by the invasion of Iraq. However, Afghanistan might prove a longer ordeal than Iraq, and the history will be written with all of the events past.

Regardless, I believe that at the moment we are witnessing a moment that will make all of the American history books. There are three people in the race for President right now, no offense to Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, or Mike Gravel, but they are all playing bit roles now. Those three people? An old white man, a white woman, and a young black man. The one with the best shot at winning it all, in my opinion? The black man.

For the last half decade, I have had little good to say about the politics of my home country. But right now I am honestly proud. Sure, I am a bit sad that it has taken this long to get some diversity in the final round of the highest election. We still have to wait and see which of the three actually becomes the President, but the options have me excited to be an American at last. I believe that we are at last proving a commitment to diversity, to equality, and to opportunity. What makes it even more exciting is that I have seen this manifesting in the way non-Americans see the American system. For the first time since I began working with Arabs, I am beginning to see true excitement and respect for American politics. I hope that we do not let them down.

Re-Elect Washington

What happened to the days when we had presidents like our forefathers?