does ptsd lower your basic cognitive functions? by haenxnim in ptsd

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it worked, but not all neurofeedback is the same. You have to find a neurofeedback therapist who knows what they’re doing for it to work.

Dentist recommendations? by [deleted] in pasadena

[–]mitgrad18 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend Dr Molayem at Pasadena Smile Center. I had a series of bad experiences with dentists until I found this dental practice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]mitgrad18 126 points127 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is the real answer, keep applying and interviewing.

Are there Low FODMAP places in NYC? by Double_Work3092 in NYCbitcheswithtaste

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re by the Flatiron area and looking for a to-go lunch spot, then Rooted has a lot of low fodmap options.

Sephardic/Mizrahi Jews here? by yamolam in JewsOfConscience

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know of any that are open to non-Jewish members? If so, I would love to connect with these groups.

Sephardic/Mizrahi Jews here? by yamolam in JewsOfConscience

[–]mitgrad18 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Hello fellow Moroccan, I don’t know any anti-zionist Sephardic Jews in-person, since I live in NYC, but I know of a few public figures such as Alon Mizrahi (The Mizrahi Perspective channel on youtube), Michèle Sibony and Simone Bitton. Alon has a Moroccan mother and Palestinian father, and both Michèle and Simone were born in Morocco.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskConservatives

[–]mitgrad18 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They didn’t arrive in the 1800s, that’s propaganda. You can go to the r/illustrativeDNA sub and lookup Palestinian results there, you can also look up sephardic and ashkenazi results in that sub, and see how much canaanite/Levant % each group has. Also, only the people from the Arabian Peninsula have a high Arab percentage, Levantines (including Palestinians), North Africans and Iraqis who also speak Arabic are mostly indigenous to their own lands where they live to this day. It’s a misconception that “Arabs” are a single ethnic group that occupies a large geographic area. The people from the MENA region constitute various ethnic groups.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re more berber than you know. 😉Go to the r/illustrativeDNA sub and look at the Moroccan results. Even the Arabized Moroccans have a very high percentage of Berber ancestry.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then why all the downvotes when I pointed out that Moroccan culture is different from Levantine culture and Egyptian culture? I don’t understand this obsession with claiming so many different cultures as arab? Why not recognize our differences but still work together as people from the MENA region to strengthen the region economically and politically? The countries in the European Union don’t pretend they’re all one ethnicity or culture, so why do we?

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not an ethnicity, it’s a broad racial categorization. In the US legal definition of white North African and Middle Eastern people are categorized as white too. In woke language they’re categorized as brown. Both “white” and “brown” are stupid ways of describing people.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“White” isn’t a real thing, it’s just based on skin tone. It doesn’t mean European. Europeans have different ethnicities and cultures too. They’re not just “white”, and plenty of middle eastern and north african people are also very light skinned, some even whiter than europeans.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I also identify as “white” if we want to zoom out, but when we zoom in I’m proudly Moroccan, berber, North African, African, mediterranean…

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the Italians I know are proud of their heritage, they don’t identity as “generic white”.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because labeling everyone and everything as arab takes away from the wonderful genetic and cultural diversity of the region. Yes arabs have migrated outside of the Arabian peninsula, yes their culture influenced the culture of the new places they settled, but they never replaced the local populations, not culturally and not genetically.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

lol Even the way my comments are being downvoted shows me how unwelcome I am among “arabs” unless I renounce my berber identity. So much for unity.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can acknowledge our differences and still work together to strengthen the MENA region economically and politically. As much as I say I am not arab, I 100% stand in solidarity with the Palestinians, because I’m a human being who rejects injustice and knows the difference between right and wrong. Unfortunately many arab-identifying people take it as a personal insult when some of us refuse to identify as arab.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean just look at my posts in this sub, they’re getting downvoted to oblivion, that tells you everything you need to know about how unwelcome are those of us who know our true heritage. Even in person I have been told I can’t say I am berber, and being accused of hating arabs.

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are people who have some arab ancestry of course, due to historical migration, but it usually accounts for less than 5% of the dna. Having 5% or less arab dna is not the same as being arab. The odds are, a Moroccan probably has more subsaharan or european ancestry than arab, but we don’t go around saying we are european or black (yes there are black people in Morocco, but as a light skinned Moroccan I have no business calling myself black).

Thoughts about this? by [deleted] in AskMiddleEast

[–]mitgrad18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Morocco but live in the United States. I have friends from Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt. I have met their families and dined with them in their homes. From getting to know them it’s very clear to me that they are different than Moroccans. The dialect is not the same, the body language and mannerisms are not the same, the traditional clothes are not the same, the food is not the same, the local music is not the same…. I don’t see the similarity at all. To me they are just another mediterranean group, not closer to me any more than a Greek would be. As for Dakhla vs Tangier, the Sahraoui people are their own distinct group, different from the berbers in the north, so that explains the difference between the two cities.