Sep 16 2012

I keep sighing

Here we go again: Islamophobia and protests

By Mohamed el Dahshan, September 12, 2012   “I demand the expulsion of diaspora Copts from Egypt,” said a placard held by a young man in jeans and a T-shirt at the…  [more]

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Sep 12 2012

Whoever Bacile turns out to be

Hollywood of hate

By , Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 07:00 PM CDT   Not since the Pamela Anderson-Tommy Lee honeymoon tape has a crappier film received so much attention. Having watched the trailer for “The Innocence of Muslims,”…  [more]

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Sep 12 2012

Politics and religion don’t mix

The provocateurs know politics and religion don’t mix

By Robert Fisk, Thursday 13 September 2012   So another internet clever-clogs sets the Middle East on fire: Prophet cartoons, then Koranic book-burning, now a video of robed ‘terrorists’ and a fake…  [more]

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Sep 12 2012

Interfaith benevolence

Interfaith Misunderstanding in America

By , 09/10/2012 12:30 pm   It’s been a great year for interfaith misunderstanding in America. There was a U.S. senator’s wild allegation about Islamic extremists infiltrating the American government. There are the…  [more]

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Sep 12 2012

Memoir of the dying process

Hitchens’ “Mortality” evokes an unforgettable voice

By Hussein Ibish,  September 11, 2012   Narratives about dying are among the least appealing genre of memoir. Whether first-person or narrated by some long-suffering beloved, it seems almost impossible to strike a…  [more]

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Sep 12 2012

They call it diabetes type 3

The Mind Thieves

By George Monbiot, September 10, 2012   When you raise the subject of over-eating and obesity, you often see people at their worst. The comment threads discussing these issues reveal a legion of bullies, who appear…  [more]

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Sep 12 2012

Voice from an impostor?

The Lord is watching

Dear editor: This letter is for the evangelicals, those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, adhering to the New Testament as their source for moral and ethical guidance. Let me ask you a…  [more]

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