Last night, my parents called me to turn on the TV. Pres. Obama was to give an important speech on national security, and everyone was speculating on the topic. I turned on CNN, but I also opened Twitter and immediately saw everyone retweeting the news “Osama Bin Laden is dead, and the U.S. has his…
A very shocking attack on UN workers took place today in Mazar-i-Sharif, after protests against a Koran burning in the U.S. turned suddenly violent. BBC says: At least eight foreign UN workers and four others have been killed in an attack on a UN compound in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, officials say. The…
I haven’t had the chance to write about Libya yet, but our intervention in the country has been on my mind for some time now. Now, I’m no expert on international relations, but I want to note that I am torn on intervention in general. At this point, however, the intervention in Libya seems like…
Watching this revolution unfold has given me so many thrills and chills down my spine. My heart has been with the Egyptian people all along, and this mass movement has shown me what the power of citizens and humanity united can achieve. I find it incredible that simply by coming together in large numbers, a…
“If I wasn’t pregnant, I would’ve just stayed home.” Marwa Rakha told the Huffington Post by phone, explaining her attendance of the protests in Egypt while seven months pregnant. “I went out because of my baby. I owe this to him.” — Huffington Post In honor of all the courageous Egyptian women (and men!) standing…
Yesterday, I wrote in my post on Egypt that the main thing that worried me about the Egyptian revolution was that extremist forces or fringe elements would seize power in a vacuum if Mubarak happened to step down, or be dragged out of office (as is looking more and more likely, considering all the violence…
I would be remiss if I didn’t at least mention the revolutions shaking the Middle East over the past few weeks, starting with Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen, and now spreading to Egypt, Jordan, and Sudan. Today, more than a million protesters have taken to the streets in Cairo, and the army has said it will not…
As the temperature in D.C. dips below freezing on a daily basis, I’ve seen more homeless men stranded inside the metro station near my home. I complain about the cold weather, about having to go outside to walk to and from the metro every day, but these men are stuck outside (or in metro stations)…
…and why the U.S. is falling behind. It’s completely true – China and India are experiencing vast economic strides and booms (but let’s not forget that with this, comes rising inequality) while the U.S. is, slowly but surely, lagging behind. We’re on the decline. Thomas Friedman’s brilliant article in the NYT today is a must-read….
Note: This is a more personal post, in contrast to my regular posts about social issues and human rights. But I will return to my regularly scheduled program very soon… In the meantime, I’d love your thoughts on this topic, as I am always interested in hearing about the religious and spiritual beliefs of others….
