Atlanta NO-GOs dinner
Atlanta NO-GOs dinner So what did Marco & Bilal get up to in Atlanta? The reason for going to Atlanta was so that Bilal can get a taste of what people from the southern state of Georgia think of the Middle East. As the only Muslim on the table, and with some of the dinner […]
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US Customs Dinner at The No-Go’s takes a look at how Arabs feel when traveling into the US. London dinner guests discuss how they have been treated at customs once entering the US. Different guests have had different experiences ranging from being stopped and questioned every time to a guest stating how welcome they felt […]
Continue Reading →Lunch in the Palestinian refugee camps
Lunch in the Palestinian refugee camps A No-Go Lunch instead of a dinner. You may ask yourself but why? This is suppose to be a Dinner in the No-Gos. Though we were told by our host its possible to have a dinner, but that its probably better to have a lunch as there is no […]
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Dinner in the No-Go’s Beirut TEASE Sari El-Khazen and Johnny Farah discuss Israel at a No-Gos dinner party in Beirut
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Lebanon When you think of Lebanon, what comes to mind? Civil War, Hezbollah, refugee camps, bombings? Lebanon is on the USA’s No-Go’s list for obvious, historical reasons. Recently, the government of the Prime Minister Saad Hariri (whose father, Rafic, then Prime Minister, was assassinated in 2005) collapsed, leaving the parliament without leadership. A veritable state […]
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Amman Jordan Bilal and I recently visited Amman, Jordan, where we were guests at a dinner hosted by OJ (Osama Jumean). You might remember OJ from the dinner party in London. He’s the animated and passionate diner who loses his temper. We left Beirut International Airport for Amman, following an indirect flight path. Because Israel […]
Continue Reading →Dinner Parties – Overview
Dinner in the No-Go’s put a human face and a personal perspective on places we’ve been warned not to travel. The dinner table is more than just an occasion for informal conversation; it’s a symbol of civilized exchange, a metaphor of need and satiety, a figure with universal application. Dinner in the No-Go’s seeks to […]
Continue Reading →Watch The NO-GO’s Trailer
Watch The NO-GO’s Trailer The No-Go’s Trailer was released at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where Marco and Bilal met to discuss future dinner parties with individuals from an array of affected countries.
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