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A Hunger for Freedom
Imagine, if you will, that you are hungry. It’s almost lunchtime and the light breakfast you had didn’t quite last. Your stomach is growling, you have a slight headache, and perhaps, like me, your hands are a bit shaky. But, it’s almost lunchtime and relief is near.
Algeria's 25-Party Election Gets Mixed Reviews
Algeria's parliamentary elections this past week produced a surprising result under conditions of lackluster turnout and mixed views on integrity. Opposition forces were all but astonished to learn that the long-ruling Front for National Liberation (FLN) party and its junior party have actually stre...
How The Internet Reshapes Elections
If you want a preview of what this election year will look like, look at the online protests over the shooting of Trevor Martin which generated over one million signatures, reopening a dismissed case. Or look how the Komen Foundation’s defunding of Planned Parenthood boomeranged on the internet, cau...
Updates and Underwear (Bombs)
My computer is on the fritz—by which I mean, it's dying. It's six-plus years old now, so it doesn't exactly come as a surprise, but I wanted to offer some sort of explanation for this shorter-than-usual post. Not to worry, though. I'll be able to get my hands on a new laptop in no time now that I've...
Nothing is Holy?
I was raised--let’s say--in an unconventional Iranian family. Blasphemy was never a problem in our house. Even though my father fearlessly had no respect for any kind of religion and my mother’s tolerating religious beliefs never criticized his comments, the family knew whatever said in the house, s...
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Power of Poetry: Hope + Freedom
Karen Jernigan - It was in a West Bank classroom in 2002, at the height of the Second Intifada, that...
Celebrity Worship Syndrome: Do you Have it?
Do you wake up to check a celebrity’s twitter feed right as you get out bed? Do you wonder what...
Children are People Too: Child Abuse in Pakistan
It’s my belief that they did so because they were well aware of what the punishment would be if such...
George Alexander: Living his Dream
George Alexander, a banker turned writer/producer/director, is living his dream. A graduate of Columbia University’s Business School, Alexander pursued his...
Hijab and Havaianas
Shortly after I converted to Islam in November 2001, I was told that I needed to “dress like a Muslim”....
