“Habibi” is about a family that moves from St. Louis, Missouri to Jerusalem. Dr. Abboud is originally from Jerusalem. In fact, he was born before the state of Israel existed. Mrs. Abboud is American which puts their children Liyana and Rafik in a bind once they move to Jerusalem everyone expects them to behave according to the rules there, but the kids still want to cling to their American roots. The Abboud family is Arab and the majority of their family lives in the West […]