Wearing the Hijab in the Caribbean by Anna Mahjar-Barducci http://www.hudson-ny.org/2313/hijab-caribbean The stereotype of the Caribbean — calypso dance and beaches — is being replaced in Guyana, on the northern coast of South America, where, in a traditional village, many women who used to move around with no head covering, are now wearing a hijab. While […]
http://www.hudson-ny.org/2308/israel-apology-to-turkey Recently, there have been renewed rumors of a possible deal to help heal the rift that developed between Israel and Turkey following the deaths of eight Turkish citizens on the ship Mavi Marmara as it sailed toward Gaza in May 2010. The broad outlines of the deal suggest that Israel would offer a limited […]
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/146253 THIS IS HORRIFIC. A JEWISH CITIZEN SHOULD BE SAFE IN ALL OF ISRAEL’S CAPITAL…..RSK 17 Nabbed for Issawiya Mob Attack Police have arrested 17 suspects in the savage mob attack on a Jewish man who wandered into an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem.by Maayana Miskinolice revealed Sunday that officers have arrested 17 suspects in the […]
In Afghanistan, Rage at Young Lovers By JACK HEALY The riot, which lasted for hours, ended with one man dead, a police station charred and the two teenagers, Halima Mohammedi and her boyfriend, Rafi Mohammed, confined to juvenile prison. Officially, their fates lie in the hands of an unsteady legal system. But they face harsher […]
When does Natural Law Justify Revolution Molly Pitcher How is this relevant to today? With regard to the so called debt ceiling crisis touted by the current administration, as Benjamin Franklin so succinctly warned, “When the people find they can vote themselves money; that will herald the end of the republic.” “Natural law can furnish […]
http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1855/The-NYTs-Andrea-Elliott-Strikes-Again.aspx BRAVO DIANA! I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THE TIMES DELIBERATELY USED A PHOTOGRAPH OF YERUSHALMI WHO IS ORTHODOX, WEARS A LONG BEARD AND SKULL CAP….Y’SEE FRANK GAFFNEY, ANDY McCARTHY, PATRICK POOLE, DIANA WEST AND OTHERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAGISTERIAL TEAM B REPORT DO NOT….APPALLING EVEN BY THEIR STANDARDS….RSK On the […]
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/07/officer-and-gentleman An officer and a gentleman By: Noemie Emery | Examiner Columnist | 07/26/11 8:05 PM Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., is an officer and a gentleman, a career soldier elected to Congress in the 2010 midterms. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is a shrew and a feminist (perhaps we repeat ourselves), and also a demagogue, […]
Sen. Rubio: “Save The Whole House Or It Will All Burn Down” http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/30/sen_rubio_save_the_whole_house_or_it_will_all_burn_down.html “I rise here on the Senate floor today to speak on the tremendous issue that’s captivated, and rightfully so, the attention of our country. “Let me start by saying that I do not enjoy nor relish the partisan role of attack dog. […]
http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/52467/bollywoods-gandhi-hitler-worst-film-2011 A Bollywood film about Hitler which members of the Indian Jewish community dubbed as “ignorant” when it was announced has been panned by critics. Gandhi To Hitler, a Bollywood take on the correspondence between the Indian and Nazi leaders and the end of the Third Reich was the subject of controversy when the project […]
Obstructionist Politics: Denying a Vote By Frank Salvato BasicsProject.org Just minutes after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) tabled (read: killed) the second piece of legislation presented by the House to his chamber addressing solutions to the politically manufactured debt ceiling “crisis” – legislation crafted through not only bipartisan negotiations among members of the House, […]
