Friday, November 16, 2007

Abdullah Psycho on Dr.Phil today




Dr.Phil is interviewing Abdullah Jinzawi.
Who the hell is Abdullah?

He is a Palestinian living in Palestine who, through myspace, met Katherine, a US citizen. She was 16 and he was 20. He went by the name Abdullah Psycho ! anyway, they "fell in love" and Abdullah's father bought her a ticket to travel from the US to Palestine. She stopped in Amman on her way there and , because she was only 16 at the time, she was caught in Amman and brought back to her family in the US.

That happened 2 years ago. She turned 18 last month and ,being an adult now, she traveled alone to Gaza and went to live with Abdullah and his family. The couple say that they are in love, they will get married, and they will move to the US, where Abdullah will buy her a house in Laguna beach..... or so he claims!

Dr.Phil hosted the daughter's family in his studio and had separate interviews with Abdullah and Katherine. The interview with Katherine was on yesterday's episode and Abdullah's interview will be aired today at NBC.
Abdullah was kept in a separate room while Phil was interviewing Katherine. He wanted Katherine to speak about the whole situation without Abdulah listening so she can be free in expressing her fellings.

My 2 piasters:
1- In this situation I have to stand with the American family. Their daughter lives in a (seemingly) supportive family who took care of her. However the Arabic father was the one who encouraged the American teenager to leave her family against their will and travel overseas by buying her a ticket. Another example of our internal hypocrisy, how we encourage other people to do things totally against our main values and traditions.
2- Phil was so wrong in assuming Abdullah cannot hear the interview. People outside the US do watch his show or at least can browse the Internet and know what happened in the episode.
3- The story got much publicity because it was a Palestinian Muslim kid, even though people say it doesn't matter, but it surely does.
4- A word that is rarely ever mentioned on TV inside the US: Palestine. It's usually referred to as the Palestinian territory or Palestinian areas or of course Israel.
5- It was interesting in the story two years ago how the FBI immediately caught Katherine once she arrived to Amman. That might tell you something.
6- In the US and most other countries, including Jordan, a person is considered an adult once s/he reaches the age of 18. It is assumed that this person would be mature to make his or her own decisions. As we see from this case, being an adult does not mean you are a mature person.


57 comments:

7aki Fadi said...

yeah I saw the preview.
Do keep us posted if you can pleaaaaaaaaase . Cos I am at work when doctor Phil is on.

And yes, why would the dad do that? I hate hypocrites! If it was his daughter he would disown her.

asoom said...

I'm quite familiar with this story thanks so much for the heads up! I'll make sure to watch.

Shusma said...

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh I watched Part 1 yesterday but I don't think I can bring myself to watch Part 2 today. After watching it I was pretty mad at how racist Dr. Phil was being, he made it seem like that girl was going to get beaten or killed and he kept asking her if she felt safe. Can you imagine if Abdullah was a Jew they would never question her safety like that. But after reading your post I can see how hypocritical it is to have a double set standards just because the girl happens to be American. But still.

Shusma said...

OKKKKK, this is such bad karma on me and I have the worst luck ever so I'll probably get hit by a car later but I can't help it. Just got this in my google reader:

http://perezhilton.com/?p=8870

Sam said...

interesting...i didnt watch it and probably wont because i can not stand dr phil....i do not beleive the father encouraged her to leave her family and go to palestine..this is very double standard..im sure he would kill his daughter if she even think about leaving her family to marry a guy overseas...

Anonymous said...

Good for a Green Card :)

asoom said...

ok I just posted about this and it's so weird my traffic has doubled from that one post!

1-wasn't aware, but I also stand with kat's family

2-I am pretty sure the show wasn't live, in the commercials they showed the previews for the followup episode where catherine comes back and she's crying on stage and their asking her if he did anything to her and she said he bit her or whateve so all of this must have already happened, plus I dont think dr. phil would be that careless

3-of course!

4-yea I totally noticed the usage of "Palestine" by DrPhil, oprah never says palestine, but what's your point?

5-no comment

6-she's definately not mature! The reason why I would hold abdullah more responsible for this debacle es because as I understand it he's an entire 4 years older, he should know better, I mean she was 16 the first time she bounced, a little girl!

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know why the second episode did not air today?

Of course Dr. Phil used the name Palestine. His goal was to get Katherine home, and since Palestinians insist on this name, Dr. Phil used it. Offending Abdullah would not help anything. At least he didn't call it the Occupied Territory of Palestine. You can call it what you want, but in this situation pragmatism reigned.

bella said...

they're both idiots or "psycho" as he called himself.
you're so right, the Abdullah's father is mostly to blame, just because she's american its ok? like 7aki said, if i was his daughter, she would def be disowned.
n dr. phil is an ass, one more reason for me to hate him!

Hareega said...

thanks guys for reading, i recorded the episode and will wathc it later so can't really answer all of your comments

Anonymous said...

A follow-up on this is on Dr. Phil today...is this for real? I mean, it seems so staged. Even Abdullah seems like an American immitating a Palestinian. Anyone else get this feeling?

Drumming up ratings, Dr. Phil?

Sami said...

The whole thing seems so strange. Something smells fishy about those episodes.

The place: Palestine. Not France, No! Not Italy, not even China! I mean where could it be more [quote] "dangerous." and so convincing!? If it were Iraq, Afghanistan, it would be too much to believe. Besides that, who would be on the Internet!!? Oh, Palestine, why wouldn't I have thought about that!?

The guy: Abdullah. Not Muhammad, Ahmad, Ali (toooo obvious) George won't do the trick also. Yes, Abdul. Do you remember that fat guy who owned the corner grocery store!? Abdol. Well, his name was Abdullah, surprise!

Abdullah's language amazes me. He has an accent, yes, and he pauses between words, sentences, etc... yet every word he says is very well understood, and every sentence is ridicoulsly perfect American English. Did he attend an American school in the West Bank? I wonder how much they paid this guy!

And the one million dollar question, Why Abdullah admits that he was crying? Yet, he knows very well the Arab culture, especially in Palestine; and that he would be made fun of for the rest of his life. But, who cares!

Where he admits crying? On TV, not national TV, oh no... International TV. Just like the Egyptians say, "fdeeha bjalajel."

One more question that I could not find an answer for. Who took all those videos for them kissing, hugging, etc, even smiling, walking in the markets? Yet, the entire show was about bringing a kidnapped girl back home. Probably the girl took a crew with her when she went to see "Abdullah." Well, the audience have to see something for God's sake!

One more question, and I am done. How fast these girls find boyfriends? and change modes and "ready" to tell the old lover "buzz off" ?

Anonymous said...

i just watched the show today, and honestly, i felt so bad for abdullah. i can relate so much on what he is going through. i am asian, just to keep that straight, but my boyfriend is brown, an ismaili. just put it this way, i am abdullah, and my bf is katherine. it just pains me to know that the whole show is being so racist. my bf, we're having a fight right now, and he used the word "stalker" on me. i can't even justify how i am being one... because i leave messages? that is stalking? i just want to make things work out between us. again, the reason is "his" family not being able to accept a non-muslim like me. but we love each other in the most sincerest way... i am just hoping that he won't listen to anybody but his heart. i'm so sorry abdullah for what you're going through. believe me, i know. i wish i can be of any comfort... i know how heavy this burden is. i'm sorry.

Anonymous said...

one more thing... i just hate how they have to put "abdullah psycho" in this page... i have afeeling it's "zayco", and it is a muslim family name because one of my friend is named like so. gosh... katherine, i don't even know what to say. u break my heart... gosh. what's wrong with you woman??? airing all the stuff that went wrong with you, telling all the "physicality" of the relationship. well you know what? -almost everyone do become violent at times because the frustration came from BOTH of the parties, not just one. seriously. i slapped my bf once, he shoved me once. but hey, it's something that just happens! gosh...

Anonymous said...

I say Dr. Crackhead staged it all!

"Abdullah" is an American. Research the Gaza Strip, it is one awful place to be but most don't know enough about it to realize this location alone is a huge red flag that it's all FAKE.

Anonymous said...

dr.phill had every right to ask if she felt safe, she was in a dangerous place, if you think its so safe you go there

Anonymous said...

Last time I was there, Jerico was not in Gaza.

Anonymous said...

This girl did not run off two or three or how many ever times to PALASTINE, THE GAZA STRIP and Dr Phil's crew just tagged along or came to rescue her at whim. Abdullah's parents were ok with their son carrying on with the typical American girl? I think not.

Lies, staging, all of it.

Plus, Dr. Crackhead was fishing for stories of how Abdullah made her be submissive.

Pandering & Pathetic, get a new hobby, Dr. Looooser. Your uneducated, young, white trash fan club might hang on to your every word but those of us with more than fluff between the ears realize you're turning into Springer/Maury.

t said...

Please everyone just try to stop and understand the different cultures. Dr. Phil does not understand Arab ways, he understands American ways. Despite his limitations, he did his best to get a girl home to her mother.

I watched the show: Katherine is an intelligent girl, now an adult, who overdid the love-romance thing. She also lies too much, she wants to satisfy everybody. On the other hand, she is very bright and brave to love somebody that is not from her town.

Her mother loves her and wants her to stay home, but she does things that make Katherine prefer to be away, like not picking her up from the airport, and not caring to learn about the culture of Abdullah.

Katherine's mother should try to care for her as an adult, not as a child. She should leave the daughter alone to take risks, and pay attention to her own life.

Her Palestinian boyfriend is in over his head: it is very difficult to have a relationship that the family doesn't approve of, let alone when the cultures are different, and the spouse/other person is immature (not as an insult to Katherine, just a fact that she is still young.)

My belief is that Katherine and Abdullah OF COURSE had a special love and a very special bond, and they should not let anybody poison it. This doesn't mean they should marry. If they want to marry, they should take their time, no hurry, try to mend some broken feelings in the families first.

Kellie said...

MONICA- I just read your post and felt that I needed to respond to what you said. Violence is not something that "just happens" in a relationship. If you truly believe that then you really should seek counseling or something. A loving, healthy, mature relationship does not consist of physical or mental abuse. Arguments will happen, but nobody should ever be violent towards you nor should you ever be violent towards your boyfriend. Abuse is not normal in a relationship. People who are likely to get in these types of relationships usually come from broken homes where one parent abused the other or a mother was abused by various boyfriends. Abused women tend to believe that they did something wrong and deserved to be pushed or hit or that it's just a normal part of being in love. They make excuses that it was an accident or this is how he expresses himself. Please stop this cycle now or else you will continue to find yourself in one abusive relationship after another.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, I was uncomfrotable with the racist undertones as well (regardless of wether the situation was staged or not). Dr. Phil asked the girl "You're dating someone new right?" and she smiles and says yes. "An American right?" and she nods, Dr. Phil responds "Good! A good old fashioned American boy!" and the audience errupts into cheers and applause. Yuk!

Unknown said...

YEs, definitly racist undertones where Dr. Phil made the Palestinaian guy look bad. He mentioned that Abdulla cannot leave Palestine insinuating, with great subtility, that he must have done something for this to be so, leaving it up the US public to draw their own conclusions. Why?
Are we to assume that he is actually a criminal. Yes, I think that is what he would like us to believe. Talk about racist undertones!Why not giving us the real reasons? If it was crime related, surely Dr. Phil would have used that in order to vilify Abdulla a little more than he did. If it was linked to the travel restrictions imposed by Israel on Palestinians travelling abroad, then he was careful not to mention it.
Dr. Phil did not let Catherine speak freely. He directed and intimidated her throughout, mentioning several times how his crew had travelled to the Middle East and other things related to the great cost involved in getting her back to the US. That can be overpowering for any 18 year old, facing not only Dr. Phil, the family that did not come to the airport and the the whole US public!!!

Someone made a comment about Abdulla saying that he cried. I don't find that at all odd. I find Palestinians quite sentimental and very romantic, and tears are certainly not an impossible thing.
I am wondering if that is not more of a North American macho thing.

I found yesterday's show extremely disturbing. Talk of demonizing middle easterners.

I was glad though to find this blog and see that some people are reacting.

Anonymous said...

KELLIE - how do you define abuse? you see, you exaggerate the events in such a big way. even to the extent of generalizing where this action is rooted from... don't u think that's a bit judgemental? if your telling me that you haven't slapped your boyfriend, or yelled because of your anger, then you must be a hypocrite. you know what? in fairness to men, i feel bad when people feel so emotional over women getting hurt in a relationship. hey, there are women there whose hurting their husbands! their boyfriends! i just feel so sad you don't understand what i mean. if you think not being in the situation i had is healthy, i suggest you think again. it does happen kellie... in your feats of anger, and hurt, you shout, you shove... you cry... but you know what? that's what makes it all easier to bear. afterwards, both of you know you didnt mean to to act such.

Anonymous said...

I watched Dr. Phil's program and also found sooo disturbing. So much so that I went on google and tracked down a site that was discussing it. I actually had to watch the show through my fingers, it made me so uneasy. I have a baby girl so no, I wouldn't want her in a situation like that. That wasn't my problem. But, come on, there was zero sensitivity towards Abdullah, Muslims, or anyone of color in my opinion. Or maybe just anyone of color that isn't American. If he were French Canadian, do you think there woud have been such a stink? And truthfully, I think Katherine seemed like a spoiled brat who changed her story at the idea that all of America was seeing this and judging her. Frankly, I didn't find her to be very credible. I'm bi-racial with a white, British mother and an African-American dad so maybe I'm sensitive lol! Just my opinion.

Anonymous said...

I watched the Dr FEEL show about abdullah and Katherine. I believe that Dr phil is a racist prick who should leave Abdullah and Katherine alone. Since both parties are over 18 years old I believe that they have every right to choose who they want to be with. (not Dr PHIL or Oprah shows) Dr Phil should talk about other issues that are more important, rather than putting a Palestinian man in the Jewish support media. We all understand that these hyprocrites (US media) know how to sell stories $$$$$.

In reality, say if Katherine met an Israeli Jew from the same region, I bet it wont get media coverage!!!

So to all the American citzens, dont be believe these American Media shows(jewish support) because they brainwash you!!!!

Anonymous said...

So True!!! This is so unfair!!!

Anonymous said...

I watched this show today, and i was shocked at how ignorant and racist americans seem to be. I hope Dr.Phil does not represent the majority of the american people.

greetings from norway

Anonymous said...

anyone know abdullah's myspace link?

Anonymous said...

As long as the girl is mature enough to take decisions, I don't think that anyone has the right to force her to do something against her will, though I do sympathise with her parents and understand their fears.
Unfortunately, it seems that some Americans know nothing about occupied Palestine. I really thank this wonderful girl for having brought the attention of some Americans to a place called "war zone" , palestine which was occipied by Israel in 1948. Before 1984, there was nothing called Israel, but PALESTINE.

Anonymous said...

I agree with the guy who wrote:
YEs, definitly racist undertones where Dr. Phil made the Palestinaian guy look bad. He mentioned that Abdulla cannot leave Palestine insinuating, with great subtility, that he must have done something for this to be so, leaving it up the US public to draw their own conclusions. Why?
Are we to assume that he is actually a criminal. Yes, I think that is what he would like us to believe. Talk about racist undertones!Why not giving us the real reasons? If it was crime related, surely Dr. Phil would have used that in order to vilify Abdulla a little more than he did. If it was linked to the travel restrictions imposed by Israel on Palestinians travelling abroad, then he was careful not to mention it.
Dr. Phil did not let Catherine speak freely. He directed and intimidated her throughout, mentioning several times how his crew had travelled to the Middle East and other things related to the great cost involved in getting her back to the US. That can be overpowering for any 18 year old, facing not only Dr. Phil, the family that did not come to the airport and the the whole US public!!!

Someone made a comment about Abdulla saying that he cried. I don't find that at all odd. I find Palestinians quite sentimental and very romantic, and tears are certainly not an impossible thing.
I am wondering if that is not more of a North American macho thing.

I found yesterday's show extremely disturbing. Talk of demonizing middle easterners.

Anonymous said...

Oh my GOD !
Do you think that there would be any problem if "Abdullah" was a Canadian, German or even an israeli from the same country "Palestine" ?
Thanks for this brave American who said:
"I watched Dr. Phil's program and also foundit sooo disturbing. So much so that I went on google and tracked down a site that was discussing it. I actually had to watch the show through my fingers, it made me so uneasy. I have a baby girl so no, I wouldn't want her in a situation like that. That wasn't my problem. But, come on, there was zero sensitivity towards Abdullah, Muslims, or anyone of color in my opinion. Or maybe just anyone of color that isn't American. If he were French Canadian, do you think there woud have been such a stink? And truthfully, I think Katherine seemed like a spoiled brat who changed her story at the idea that all of America was seeing this and judging her. Frankly, I didn't find her to be very credible. I'm bi-racial with a white, British mother and an African-American dad so maybe I'm sensitive lol! Just my opinion."

Anonymous said...

pleaase if he was non arab or moslim, they will never discuss this issue, i beleive there are thousends stories similar to this girl story hapening, but coz he is an arab, and it is not realy a big deal what happened, they are alot of american girls are staying in palestine who realy needs to stay in.

Anonymous said...

hey hareega. Was googling for this story after I saw the preview of teh episode which will be aired this week on mbc4 and you couldn't imagive how happy i was to find it on your blog. You told us what we need in a nutshell and indeed reading your writings couldn't be more enjoyable.

Anonymous said...

Dr.phill was RAICIST and how come he says that Abdulla is old 4 her
just because he is middle eastren?
how about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes isnt tom older than her .. OH YEAH THEY R AMERICAN


Abdullwah wasnt seem normal I think he been under somthing which the porograme gave him so he would be under their control


and the silly plane is so mean and low ... how can a Doctor get that low level to do such a thing
..... they r two lovers ... u guys must help them get together not sparate them .........

it's silly i cant stand it
and why her family afraid of her going there like she is going to hell not to some one she like and gonna take care of her?


what a brain wash her family and the Dr done to her so she complelty chainged her mind????



uh plz

no matter where they r from love comes at firt ,, and ppl must help lovers to get together ,, not make it harder
what a byss u put between the tow words , it's one world... one earth.... we all can get together
WHEN THE RACIST WILL END???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


and Dr.r phill ..... your mask has fallen ,,, remamber when u talked about racist and prejudgiing? see what r u doing now


silly

Anonymous said...

i just want to say that dr.pill is an ass because he used the world Palestine many times and iam sure that he would have wanted to say the arabs or the middle easts which show us the arab people as terrorists and that of course is not true

Anonymous said...

oh my God i believe that all what sami has said is 100% right because all of the episode just doesnot make any sense.first, the two lovers are together.then, they are apart.how does this happen so quckily.And how she went there in the first place without no one knowing assuming that the father of the boy helped here. well i think that this cannont be true because if the boy is really from Palestine then is it possible that the father would spend much money on buying the girl ateckit without knowing her?. And who as sami said took their photos in palestine kissing and hugging. this just needs us to think alittle bit with our brains not hearts

Noora NAK said...

Dr. Phil acted like a complete- i'm not gonna say- he was a total racist, he made him look like a terrorist violent women beater. the girl is such a HUGE liar, she was just with him for his money then she came back to the US to try and get the sympathy of people pretending that he did stuff he didn't completely do, i mean a second ago she was saying i love him and i wanna marry him then when she went home she started saying that she told him it wasn't gonna work from the beginning, i mean please. he was also very wrong for being with such a no personality girl, he embaressed his religion and country, i mean, no Muslim would kissa girl when they're not married, the whole show made me sick and it also made people see that Dr. Phil is really a racist liar actor who just wants money and popularity.

Anonymous said...

Ummmm
Sadly i'm gonna have to admit that i once respectd Dr phil and thought he had some feeligs.
So, sorry for that.
Another thing, maybe America (the government, that is) hates Palestine due to its close and chummy relationships with our enemies (israel), but i know alot of Americans and I have always said that the Americans (the people, the community, not the government) are good people and they're not racists, so it's sad to see people like Dr. phil make them seem like racist pigs when they're so far from being that.
In fact, Americans are so nice and helpful people that treat everyone fairly.
Now as for Abdullah, you embarresed your family and whole country by looking like the sissy you are on international television. It's not wrong to love, but number one, don't hit your wife or girlfriend because there's absolutely no excuse for doing so, and number two, don't ran after a bitch that gets in bed with you for two weeks and then leaves you like an ass. Besides, if she's gonna agree to all the racism she's heard, then fuck her and you're better off with a sexy Palestinian girl. She's not even pretty.
And Kathrine, you're a two faced bitch that doesn't know crap about life or keeping promises. One minute you say something, the next minute you're on the totally opposite side. Wake up whore!! You made yourself look like an idiot and you had your family scared to death! You dont just leave without their approval just because you're 18, if you don't respect your family, you'll never know how to respect anyone and no one will ever respect you. and FYI, go see the statistics over women getting beat in the US, so don't act like you're so shocked and make Palestinians look like aggresive assholes, cuz if anyone is an ass, it's you!!!
Dr. Phil, the mom and big fat sister! This is for you, if he was Italinian, French , or even Israeli (in the same country), would you have said anything?!!! Go fuck yourselves!!

lily said...

I saw the show on satellite, a little later than the rest of you. I was shocked about how racist it was indirectly once again brainwashing Americans. Although Abdullah was creepy, and I wouldn't want that girl with him, it was pretty set up in order to give muslims a bad name once agian. How do I know? Well take a look at the end of the show when Dr Phil walks off the stage and goes to get Robin...what is Robin wearing specially for that day???? A Big Silver cross hanging from her neck!!!!!

YOSS said...

hello !! in the first iam sorry for my english !!

i think that abdullah is really psycho not in psudoname only !! but kathrine too !!i am with her family in this !! abdullah is a liar !! she know that !! her family too !! but she went to him !! she want to be with him !!she wants that !! she know that he is a liar he is a psycho and he is so young !! he can't be a father !! kathrine too !! she is so young !! abdullah's family too !! They are wrong !! but dr phil he is good always i like dr phil when he speak is always right !! but i think that dr phil was very strong with Abdullah because is a muslim !! from palestine !! i know that abdullah and his family and Kathrine was wrong ! but he spoke with him there kidnapper !! but abdullah said to dr phil if he is a kidnapper he cut her passport !! and thats a right !! he can do it !! he is not a kidnapper he is not a terrorist he is a men a lover !! her love come to him ! in the last i think that ،atherine and her family Abdallah and his family are wrong !! yes !! dr phil he is very strong with Abdullah ! if dr phil speak with abdullah normal !! the Result be much better !! thank you all ! This is a lesson for us to learn from the mistakes of others ...

Anonymous said...

I'm from middle east, I have a P.H.D. in computer science and i was planning to go to the U.S. but after watching this show i found that racism is growing fast in US, and its funny because US growth depends on immigrants and it was immigrants who built up that country, anyway, I'm going to Australia to serve a country who respects me . I hope Dr. Phil is happy now :)

Anonymous said...

Regarding the UN international laws its a crime to prejudice based on a race or nationality. There are a lot of good middle eastern lawyers who can follow this case and make Dr. Phil to apologize officially in the show or face the legal actions in an international court .

Anonymous said...

I'm going to stop watching Dr.Phil for good. he is a psycho an ignorant and a racist. abdulla is a good man. there are alot more psycho in america that he can't handle then in the middle east. just because she had enough of opening her legs for sex and satisfied herself doesn't give her the right to put abdulla down with lies. americans are ruff and violent people. so what if abdulla wants a green card. maybe he had enough of ruff life but he sure looks like he loves her. americans also travel in the gulf looking for a job because life in states is dangerous and the cost of living is expensive. hah!! i haven't met anyone that likes Dr.Phil. people who say rude comments about abdulla are racist and has no idea about the outside world and it's people. there other things that happens in states that Dr.Phil needs to sort out then picking on abdulla like this had never happened to anyone else. you stupid ugly bold old man with a plastic face wife.

YOSS said...

i love dr phil but in this time i think that he is racist and liar !! i thikn that khathrine love abdullah but dr phil and Katherine's famly tray to brocj thais relation ship !! and i think that there is't a new boyfriende for Katherine !! dr phil said to her how she must speak in the show !! and he must sai !! in the last abdullah he is a normal men psycho litel ! who love a girl !! and he wanr to be with her !! dr phil thank you !! in the first i think that you are the best !! but should be ashamed of yourself !! you are role models for me and many people ! you brock a real love betwin tow !! because abdullah is a muslim !!

sultan said...

in my opinion i will say that all this things will not changed all people in all world saw muslims poeople are very bad i dont know why ?? we should learn about islam before we give our opinins in bad think. sorry for spelling iam arabic and want to put my opinion. thank you ..

Vin said...

Somebody posted:

"Another thing, maybe America (the government, that is) hates Palestine due to its close and chummy relationships with our enemies (israel)"

Is this meant ironically? I do hope so because it would otherwise be proof for people not knowing a thing about the world they live. The US government are about as tight with Israel as it can get, not acknowledging Palestine is one of the greatest crimes in history. As somebody mentioned; before 1984 all of it was Palestine.

hanna said...

i think itz a sad story, so wht if an us girl like a arab man whtz wrong wid dat, it her responsibility 4 dat

dr phill is rasist, he should lev dem alone

Hareega said...

you guys can send Phil and e-mail or letter explainign how frustrated are you with his attitudes in these episodes

Anonymous said...

Dr. Phil is so prejudice in my point of view ... at first this Abdullah issue ... but now i'm sure ... he has another episode with a similar story but about an iraqi!!
com'onnnn .. is this a new propaganda brainwashing technique?!

i used to respect this Phil dude... now i don't. a psychiatrist is supposed to view this from both sides. he didn't even go and investigate abdulla's family and situation.

Teena in Toronto said...

I saw part one today (reruns). Alas, I won't be able to watch it tomorrow.

In general, I think Dr. Phil is a goof.

Leceia a concelho!!! said...

Hi from Portugal.

I my opinion, th situation is not as simple as some people try to show it is. Imagine that kate is your daugther, and, be meeting a guy (doesn´t matter if he is from palestine, iraq, spain, australia, whatever...)in the internet, and decides to live with him, leaving the family without any reasonable explanation. The fact is that I have watched part 1, and the girl seemed to be under some pressure. But...that´s just my humble oppinion.

Regards from Portugal to all US friends.

RB

Anonymous said...

dr phil didnt need to go and see the mans family you idiot!!!
if a man tried to brainwash a young gril, then not allow her to see her fmaily he doesnt deserve to be heard the fucking terrorist

and he wasnt saying she was in danger because he was racist he was saying it because the house she moved in was in a war zone!!!!

Laya said...

I don't really understand what all the fuss is about Dr phil only tells it like it is. You must have been watching different episodes because i didn't see the racism from dr phil, at all and abdullah defeniatly was so far from perfect. Katherine's family, Dr phil really had every right to be concerned for Katherines safety and don't get me wrong, Jordan is a lovely country i have been there twice and dr phil might have portrayed the country a little to harsly, but a lot of things did happen while i was over there which scared the hell outta me and wouldn't definately not happen over here, and also its also very hard being a girl from a western country and even more so for her because she was by herself. You get some lovely people but there are a lot of dickheads

Anonymous said...

I agree. Dr. Phil was only trying to help the girl. I'm glad that she is back in America and safe now. She can now tell her story to warn other teens of the danger.

Anonymous said...

It's not racist to tell the truth about someone. I don't think anyone would want their daughter with a muslim man that followed the koran. The koran tells men to beat their wife. Yes, there are men in America that beat their wives but IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.. These men are held accountable for their actions. The koran says that men are not to be questioned as to why they are beating their wives. They are not held accountable for their actions and this IS LEGAL.

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