Many claim that the divide between Christians and Muslims is one of the most consistent realities throughout the history, but stories of the most simplistic…
Author: Samar Marwan
Samar Marwan
Samar Marwan is the accidental product of Palestinian refugees living between the West and Middle East. The San Francisco native is hella serious about PCRF, LGBT rights, and burritos. Through her online writings she is intent on breaking taboos in the Arab world and liberating the white man from orientalism. Currently, she is planning a revolution against the hipsters. Send her your love (or hate) at HellaSamar or samar@scoopempire.com.
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