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Two weeks ago, a UC Berkeley student was kicked off a plane – for speaking Arabic, he says.
Khairuldeen Makhzoomi said in an interview with The Times that he was chatting to his uncle on the phone when he noticed a woman seated in the row ahead staring at him. “This is weird,” he thought to himself. After telling his uncle he’d call him back, he hung up with a quick phrase in Arabic: “inshallah.”
A few minutes later, he said, he was asked why he was speaking Arabic on a plane. Next, he was searched by police, and then FBI agents.
New books available at the Havre-Hill County Library
Havre-Hill County Library Staff While our stacks are currently closed to the public, you can still check out books. Here are some of our newest titles.
New fiction “The Burning Girls” by C.J. Tudor. Remote village Chapel Croft is rife with conspiracies and dark secrets, haunted by death and disappearances. Five hundred years ago, Protestant martyrs were betrayed then burned. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared. And a few weeks ago, the vicar of the local parish hanged himself in the nave of the church. Will the new vicar be able to exorcise Chapel Croft’s dark pas.
5 Tips for Writing About Controversial Topics
Bestselling author Syed M. Masood shares his top 5 tips for how to handle a controversial topic in your work.
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Feb 9, 2021
I might not be the right author for this piece. I just want to admit that upfront.
Yes, my work is considered controversial in some quarters. I mean, my next book is called
The Bad Muslim Discount. Obviously, that was always going to raise some eyebrows.
But I truly don’t set out to be controversial. My fictional worlds are based on the truths I know and have experienced. My goal has always been to tell these truths in the most entertaining way possible. That’s it. It just so happens that there are people holding a wide variety of beliefs on the ideological spectrum who find these truths uncomfortable. That, so far as I am concerned, is more of a ‘them’ problem than a ‘me’ problem.
. 2021 s Hearts in San Francisco are on display in Union Square this week. (Courtesy of @sfghfoundation) 25 Fun Things to Do This Week (2.8.21)
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Feb 07, 2021
There s Valentine s programming galore this week with wine and cookie tastings, cooking class for two with Brandon Jew, and this year s crop of Hearts in San Francisco making their Union Square debut.
Plus, get takeout from a couple of cool new spots, watch SF Ballet s latest digital performances, or head to Healdsburg for an epic outdoor meal at SingleThread in a Ken Fulkâdesign setting.
Nosh on wood-fired meats from Jaranita SF. Housed in Bistro Aix s former Marina digs, this new Peruvian eatery from the restaurant group behind La Mar offers empanadas, grilled beef heart, rotisserie chicken, and an entire roasted cauliflower. // Order online at jaranitasf.com.