The Balancing Arab tells the story of Heidi, an Irish American personal fitness trainer, and Hanan, her once morbidly obese Arab American client. Set in a downtown Chicago gym amidst a strenuous training session, the mood turns tense as ...See moreThe Balancing Arab tells the story of Heidi, an Irish American personal fitness trainer, and Hanan, her once morbidly obese Arab American client. Set in a downtown Chicago gym amidst a strenuous training session, the mood turns tense as the two women recount an event at the Arab American Cultural Center a few nights earlier, an event at which the evening's political discourse got filtered through decidedly different lenses. Written by
Silk Road Rising
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