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1. JOURNALIST:
I am a naturalized American, born in Sudan and, since 1980, Washington, DC, full-time correspondent for major Arabic newspapers and magazines in the Middle East.
Since 9/11 terrorist attacks, I started writing occasional opinions in major American newspapers. Most of these opinions have been personal experiences that relate to politics, religion and race.
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2. WHITE HOUSE VIGIL:
Last year, I wrote an opinion in "The Washington Post" titled "Silent Jihad at the White House," about a "vigil for life" that, since 2008, I started in front of the White House. On some weekends, I stand alone and silently, carrying a huge banner that asks, on one side: "What is Terrorism?" and, on the other side: "What is Islam?" In small print on both sides, the banner adds: "31 Years Washington Journalist. Don't Trust Politicians. Appeal to People's Conscious. Will be here until I die!"
I am not the stereotype demonstrator: I don't march, shout, argue, fast, camp, chain myself to the White House fence or wear jeans and T-shirts. I stand alone, silently and wearing a dark suit, believing that my appearance and behavior are parts of my message.
If I received enough donations through my website, I am planning to quit my job and do the vigil daily.
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3. VILLAGE BOY:
I was born, and lived until I went to the city for high school and college, in a small poor Sudanese village on the Nile River, south of the borders with Egypt. In some of my writings in American newspapers, I write about my village and my "kindergarten," a "madrassa" (Koranic school).
But, I have come a long way. Recently, I wrote in American newspapers about regularly visiting and, once, fasting Ramadan in a nearby monastery. I call my experience: "From Madrassa to Monastery." I also wrote about visiting local churches, synagogues, Hindu and Buddhist temples (with my children when they were young). I particularly wrote about "My First Rosh Hashanah" and "My First Yum Kippur."
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4. BI-RACIAL, BI-RELIGIOUS:
I, a liberal Black Muslim Arab, have been married, for 35 years, to a White Christian conservative Republican from the mid-west. My wife and our three biracial children have been subjects of some of my writings.
5. MEMOIR BOOK:
Despite almost half a century as a ful-time journalist, I didn't write a book, but I am now working on one. Planned title: "Islam, the West and Me: From Madrassa to Monastery." The book will cover about seven decades: Two in my village, one in the city and four in America: Stranger, Depression, Return to Islam (after 9/11); and Belonging to the West(?)
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SAMPLES:
1. "Washington Post": "My Jihad at the White House":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011503178.html
2. "Washington Post": "My Father, Praying or Plotting?":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051901762.html
3."New York Times / IHT": "Fasting Ramadan at a Monastery":
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/opinion/05iht-edsalih.7769908.html
4. "USA Today": "Obama, My Son: Bi-Racial":
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20080222/opcom22.art.htm
5. "Philadelphia Enquirer":"Muslim, Arab, then American":
http://muslimvilla.smfforfree.com/index.php?topic=553.0
6. "New York Times / IHT": "My Country Divided":
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/opinion/18iht-edsalih18.html
7. "Washington Post": US Image in My Village:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-america-looks-from-sudan/2011/03/04/ABjRAxN_story.html
8. "Washington Post. Com": "My First Rosh Hashanah."
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/09/a_muslim_goes_to_temple_for_his_first_rosh_hashanah.html
9. "Washington Post.Com": "My First Yum Kippur."
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/09/ali_sal.h
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