"I am already against the next war," read the bumper sticker on a car ahead of me.
Several readers have asked if I would educate them on the reasons why Sunnis and Shi'ites hate each other as they do…as if I were an authority on Islam.
Dear Muslims, your right to think for yourself and choose what you believe was denied to you from birth.
A language is a way of life, and when the British conquered us in Bengal, we lost the Persian language. Consequently, we forgot that in a Muslim society, the absolute, military ruler was known as "the shadow of Allah on earth" or "zel Allah".
I admit that America is not perfect. Tyrants and populists such as Castro and Chavez in the neighborhood and Iran's Ahmadinejad and North Korea's Kim Jong-Il on the other side of the world call America the Big Bad Bully.
The menace of Sharia: Rather than solving the problem, many have foolishly allowed its gradual unchecked spread in the names of diversity and tolerance.
Why confront Islamism? Because if we don't it will continue to get more extreme. This is not Islamophobia, as many Muslims and their apologists protest. A phobia is a baseless irrational fear.
Meaning is a social entity: one cannot translate words into other languages because meaning in these languages is determined by different sets of social rules.
This is a perfect example of what happens when a news presentation goes wrong..horribly wrong...and in a way funny as hell too.
Results are being presented this week at the 28th International Congress on Excavations, Surveys and Research in Turkey, which started on Monday in Çanakkale, a western province that is also home to the ruins of ancient Troy .
Offered as a bit of a followup to my previous seed regarding the dispute between Professor Juan Cole and Christopher Hitchens, Bill Scheer explains why it matters. From the post:
Professor Cole takes Christopher Hitchens to task for stealing and publishing his private email.
You need to be registered but this is a great article explaining the traditions of the Persian New Year, Norooz and the Islamic Republic's views on cultures preceeding Islam. I hope everyone on the Vine has a great first day of Spring!