I previously posted on this blog some comments when she was released. While in Calgary I saw Ingid Betancourt’s autobiography of her life up to before her kidnapping in 2002. The book it titled, Until Death Do Us Part: My Struggle to Reclaim Colombia. It has been recently printed with an updated cover noting her [...]
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Schism
Al Saeed, a Saudi blogger made a short video called schism featuring alleged Christian extremists preaching violence and a Bible passage calling for war in response to the Dutch anti-Quran film by Geert Wilders. At the end of the video he says, “It is easy to take parts of any holy book that are out [...]
Saudi Stepford Wife Blog
Saudi gender roles and everyday life are being redefined as you read this. I feel like talking about it, in English, so it can be read in the furthest reaches of the planet.There is more to me than what exists within the domestic sphere and that’s what I’m trying to maintain through this dialogue with [...]
The Olympic torch’s shadowy past
Those doubting the Olympics being such a great and honorable event. I had my thoughts recently about the torch relay’s nobility. And now this in the BBC on its origins. Sports is not fair anymore as you see here. Credit to mental floss for this.
Insanity of violence in the Middle East
Maybe some forgiveness and humility might help.
What Every American Should Know About the Middle East
What Every American Should Know About the Middle East
Bill Gates and Religion
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning. Bill Gates, Time Magazine, January 13, 1996 US computer software designer & industrialist (1955 – ) From: Quote Details: Bill Gates: Just in terms of… – The Quotations Page
Saudi King says “let’s talk”, to all faiths
The king is quoted as saying that “with God’s help we will meet our brethren from other religions, including those who believe in the Torah and in the Gospel, in order to find ways to defend humanity.” Read the rest on CNN.com – Inside the Middle East – Blog
Movie tapping national religious pride in the world’s most populous Muslim nation – International Herald Tribune
Movie tapping national religious pride in the world’s most populous Muslim nation The Associated Press Friday, March 21, 2008 JAKARTA, Indonesia: A movie drawing record numbers of Indonesians is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but a local love story that is tapping national religious pride in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. For many, “Verses of [...]
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