Written by Baruti M. Kamau, Guest Columnist 1/28/2011 – Egypt, situated in the Northeastern region of Africa, has long been a country of political, religious and social upheaval. In the latest saga of events inspired by the toppling of Tunisia’s strongman, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, disgruntled and oppressed Egyptians are demanding a change in […]
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Superior Asian Mother Meme, Pick-up Artist Shoots Girl at Party, and Loon Shoots Politicians
I have nothing whatsoever to say about any of these things that has not already been said. 1. It goes without saying that violence against women, like violence against anyone, is vile unless in defense. My feelings about a man inflicting violence on a woman are the same as a woman inflicting violence on a […]
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Hmm. guess South Africa’s not the only country in which government ministers get rape crazy… [Then again, it’s entirely possible there is more to this than meets the eye, Moshe (nee Musa) is an Iranian Sephardi Jew, amongst an Israeli political establishment that is heavily Ashkenazi and historically openly racist towards Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, […]
By Charles Upton, An Interfaith Initiative to Deal with Islamophobia
Posted with the author’s permission. Charles Upton is a poet of the Beat generation, a student of Lew Welch, a writer on Traditionalist topics, and an American Muslim living in Kentucky.His recent works are published by Sophia Perennis Press, earlier work of his has been featured in City Lights Anthology and other sources. Jennifer D. […]