Santa Claus Habibi, Yalla!

Dear Readers,

Since I’ve been writing recently about my experiences in the Middle East, I greet you on Christmas weekend with this amusing viral video that certainly reflects cultural globalization. In Arabic, habibi = “darling”; “yalla” = “come on, hurry, go!”; “walad” = boy; “inshallah”= “if God/Allah wills it”; “sulaimani” = black tea; “kuboos” = bre…