‘Ali’s Diner’ reaches 3Quarks semifinals

Thanks to your support, Overheard at Ali’s Diner on Arab Street has reached the semi-finals for the 3QuarksDaily Politics and Social Science Prize. The article finished fourth in the voting among this year’s 56 nominees. I sincerely appreciate the votes; the quark is in the mail.

Please vote now in 3QuarksDaily.com blog competition

I’d appreciate your support in this year’s 3 Quarks Daily Politics & Social Science Prize. Please vote for my nominated article, Overheard at Ali’s Diner on Arab Street, listed alphabetically under letter M for Muhammad Cohen, You can read the article, a reaction to the massacre in Oslo, and the other nominees through links on the nominee page. The deadline for voting is Saturday, December 10 at 11.59pm New York time, so please vote for Muhammad Cohen’s article now.

The articles with the most votes get considered for the top prize of $1,000, so please cast your ballot for Muhammad Cohen, and please spread the word.

Many thanks for your support, and may the best blog win.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, financial crisis, and cheap lingerie. See his biography, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com.