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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...
Isn't a Powerless But Vocal President Better Than None At All?
Reformists in Iran have been crippled by the severe vetting process of the parliamentary election. Nearly three years after the June 2009 vote denounced by the Green Movement, former opponents Mousavi and Kerroubi remain under house arrest with only occasional contact from their wives and daughters,...
Why Marriage Equality Matters
Our national discussion on marriage equality heated up Sunday, when Vice President Joe Biden said on Meet the Press that he is “absolutely comfortable” with gay marriage, and portrayed freedom to marry, either homosexually or heterosexually, as a “fundamental right.” Two members of President Obama’s...
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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”....
HRH Princess Reem Al Faisal: Capturing the Divine
Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, HRH Princess Reem Al Faisal, is a professional photographer, whose work is stunning and...
A Real-Time App for TSA
The Sikh Coalition and other prominent national civil rights leaders released a game-changing mobile application that enables users to report...
A False Analysis of Islam and Feminism by Muslims and Non-Muslims
Looking through this lens, these analysts identify valiant, often female, protagonists who battle oppressive institutions and figures, the latter typically...
