Posts Tagged: religion
THE NEW-AGE MUSLIM
While the hard-line fanatic violent crazy pyromaniac Muslim is well-known and much loved in the West, not as much attention has been to paid to far more widespread and insidious phenomena of the New-Age Muslim (NAM). So, I propose to
THE NEW-AGE MUSLIM
While the hard-line fanatic violent crazy pyromaniac Muslim is well-known and much loved in the West, not as much attention has been to paid to far more widespread and insidious phenomena of the New-Age Muslim (NAM). So, I propose to
YES, YOU CAN BE AN ASSHOLE ON THE INTERNET
There seems to be a fair amount of handwringing and teeth-gnashing going on in the internet about how rude and asshole-ish people are to each other cyberspace. I do believe, with eyes glazing over from boredom, I’ve read a few
YES, YOU CAN BE AN ASSHOLE ON THE INTERNET
There seems to be a fair amount of handwringing and teeth-gnashing going on in the internet about how rude and asshole-ish people are to each other cyberspace. I do believe, with eyes glazing over from boredom, I’ve read a few
TROUBLE AHEAD
“And isn’t her grand-daughter a sweetheart? She’s so smart too- you could never guess she is only seven from the things she says! Always discussing hijab with her mother and grandmother- you’ll die from laughter at the things she says!”
TROUBLE AHEAD
“And isn’t her grand-daughter a sweetheart? She’s so smart too- you could never guess she is only seven from the things she says! Always discussing hijab with her mother and grandmother- you’ll die from laughter at the things she says!”
PRAYING WAS THE FUN PART
I have told my Gentle Reader before about the woman, so close to my heart, who became a practicing Muslim after being diagnosed with breast cancer. It is fun, being a practicing Muslim. Religious types are nothing if not extremely
PRAYING WAS THE FUN PART
I have told my Gentle Reader before about the woman, so close to my heart, who became a practicing Muslim after being diagnosed with breast cancer. It is fun, being a practicing Muslim. Religious types are nothing if not extremely
AN OPEN LETTER
My Dearest Brother, I read your beautiful card out loud to my children, and my voice was wobbly with emotion. Believe me, I share your sorrow that they will never read Farsi. It bothers me too, that they will never
AN OPEN LETTER
My Dearest Brother, I read your beautiful card out loud to my children, and my voice was wobbly with emotion. Believe me, I share your sorrow that they will never read Farsi. It bothers me too, that they will never
WHAT ABOUT GOD AND THE CHILDREN?
The introduction of the Golden Boy and the Princess to religiosity was typical of them both: the Princess realized people believe in really weird things a couple of years ago when a friend informed her that she shouldn’t eat pepperoni
WHAT ABOUT GOD AND THE CHILDREN?
The introduction of the Golden Boy and the Princess to religiosity was typical of them both: the Princess realized people believe in really weird things a couple of years ago when a friend informed her that she shouldn’t eat pepperoni
LIES, DAMN LIES
We have all experienced that frisson of horror, when we see a book turned into a film and the characters are nothing like we imagined them. Indeed, such horrified reactions hit mainstream news only recently, when outraged racist viewers of
LIES, DAMN LIES
We have all experienced that frisson of horror, when we see a book turned into a film and the characters are nothing like we imagined them. Indeed, such horrified reactions hit mainstream news only recently, when outraged racist viewers of
AS IF IT WERE NOT ENOUGH
As if it were not enough, that I fret and worry about their health, their life, their safety, their friends, their schooling, their books and their maths, I have another huge worry too, to keep me entertained in long insomniac nights:
AS IF IT WERE NOT ENOUGH
As if it were not enough, that I fret and worry about their health, their life, their safety, their friends, their schooling, their books and their maths, I have another huge worry too, to keep me entertained in long insomniac nights:
TO KILL A CONVERSATION
“You’re mixing up depression and despair, sir. One’s a condition of the mind, the other of the soul.” “And nowadays the Church can tell the difference?” he said, smiling. “Sometimes, ” she said. “But it doesn’t matter. God always can.”
TO KILL A CONVERSATION
“You’re mixing up depression and despair, sir. One’s a condition of the mind, the other of the soul.” “And nowadays the Church can tell the difference?” he said, smiling. “Sometimes, ” she said. “But it doesn’t matter. God always can.”
ADVICE TO PARENTS
It is a common complaint among parents that although they themselves, blessed children of the sixties, seventies and, alright, ‘eighties, may have the superior musical taste which allows them to appreciate the finer tunes of our age, their children do not. Thus,
ADVICE TO PARENTS
It is a common complaint among parents that although they themselves, blessed children of the sixties, seventies and, alright, ‘eighties, may have the superior musical taste which allows them to appreciate the finer tunes of our age, their children do not. Thus,
