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August 24, 2016
#BurkiniBan
The French have crossed a line, not of religion, but of human decency. Forcing a woman to remove her clothing on a public beach is outrageous.
If a provocative, racist cartoon is to be regarded as free speech, but a woman's choice of dress is not, we are all headed down a path called NOBODY WINS.
If a provocative, racist cartoon is to be regarded as free speech, but a woman's choice of dress is not, we are all headed down a path called NOBODY WINS.
August 20, 2016
#TwoWomenTravel #Repealthe8th
These two Irish ladies have to journey to the UK in order to secure a legal abortion for one of them.
Irish law says a woman does not have the right to make such decisions about her own body.
They are live-tweeting their experience for the benefit of Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Please share their messages on Twitter.
Follow @TwoWomenTravel to get started.
Irish law says a woman does not have the right to make such decisions about her own body.
They are live-tweeting their experience for the benefit of Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Please share their messages on Twitter.
Follow @TwoWomenTravel to get started.
August 18, 2016
DON'T RELAX. 9 Events that Could Still Elect Donald Trump
1. Roger Ailes (the guy who sold us Richard Nixon and Fox News) could coach him into a great soundbite during one or more of the debates. Highly likely.
2. Isis could pull some bullshit or other. Highly likely.
3. Wikileaks could release some crazy email, leading to yet another crazy scandal. Likely.
4. Russian intelligence could attempt to stage some distraction or instigate some dirty tricks campaign that we would only uncover as such after the election. Likely.
5. Trump's team could get its ac...
2. Isis could pull some bullshit or other. Highly likely.
3. Wikileaks could release some crazy email, leading to yet another crazy scandal. Likely.
4. Russian intelligence could attempt to stage some distraction or instigate some dirty tricks campaign that we would only uncover as such after the election. Likely.
5. Trump's team could get its ac...
August 16, 2016
Top Five Reasons Obama Should Sue Trump for Libel
5. List of witnesses purportedly capable of testifying that Obama founded Isis likely to include Rosie O'Donnell.
4. Trump under oath and subject to perjury prosecution would be more entertaining than anything the campaign has produced thus far.
3. Mike Pence would have to decide, and state publicly, whether he supports the Obama Administration's lawsuit.
2. So would Rance Priebus.
1. So would Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Anne Coulter.
4. Trump under oath and subject to perjury prosecution would be more entertaining than anything the campaign has produced thus far.
3. Mike Pence would have to decide, and state publicly, whether he supports the Obama Administration's lawsuit.
2. So would Rance Priebus.
1. So would Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Anne Coulter.
August 10, 2016
August 8, 2016
Deep gratitude ... and a request (#NotTheBooker)
Just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped spread the word about JIHADI: A LOVE STORY making the Guardian's #NotTheBooker longlist.
Because of the traffic, Amazon has lowered the price on the book. It's now just 99p in the UK. (Not sure how long that will last.) The book just cracked the top 100 in its category!
"The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction." -- Nehru
This novel is part of an essential GLOBAL CONVERSATION ABOUT COEXISTENCE that is now gaining momentum. I...
Because of the traffic, Amazon has lowered the price on the book. It's now just 99p in the UK. (Not sure how long that will last.) The book just cracked the top 100 in its category!
"The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction." -- Nehru
This novel is part of an essential GLOBAL CONVERSATION ABOUT COEXISTENCE that is now gaining momentum. I...
August 4, 2016
What a Trump Rally Is (Video)
I sincerely hope everyone (of age) reading this has the courage to watch this video. Not for the kids. Click on the image.
August 3, 2016
Salaams -- any #Muslim brothers blinded by the streams of BULLSHIT spewing from the ISIS media machine need to watch this video
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
If you think it's Islam you're defending, or you think you will be rewarded in this life or the afterlife for defending it, I beg you to watch this interview with a man who saw it first hand and made it out. Superb reporting from the NEW YORK TIMES. Click on the image below, please.
If you think it's Islam you're defending, or you think you will be rewarded in this life or the afterlife for defending it, I beg you to watch this interview with a man who saw it first hand and made it out. Superb reporting from the NEW YORK TIMES. Click on the image below, please.
August 2, 2016
JIHADI: A LOVE STORY and #NottheBookerPrize
JIHADI: A LOVE STORY, my debut novel, just made the longlist on the Guardian's NOT THE BOOKER PRIZE competition.
If you read the book and enjoyed it (like James, below) why not leave a review?
The rules to this Guardian contest are interesting. In order to vote, you need to review two books on the list from different publishers... and write two or three sentences on at least one of the books you pick, including the word "vote."
Feel like taking part?
If so ... click here.&...
If you read the book and enjoyed it (like James, below) why not leave a review?
The rules to this Guardian contest are interesting. In order to vote, you need to review two books on the list from different publishers... and write two or three sentences on at least one of the books you pick, including the word "vote."
Feel like taking part?
If so ... click here.&...
August 1, 2016
Khizer Khan Nailed It -- Now Mainstream Journalists Need to Follow Up on Trump's Knowledge of the Constitution
Mr. Trump may or may not have a "black soul," as the Gold Star father of a fallen American soldier suggested in a recent interview, but the Fascist/Republican nominee's familiarity with the US Constitution is a valid and important question this election cycle. Journalists have a responsibility to pursue it.
Mr. Khan electrified the Democratic National Convention with a powerful speech celebrating his son's memory and questioning Mr. Trump's qualifications to be Commander-In-Chief. In what has...
Mr. Khan electrified the Democratic National Convention with a powerful speech celebrating his son's memory and questioning Mr. Trump's qualifications to be Commander-In-Chief. In what has...
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