Avoiding Offense Means That We Don't Accept

We Had A World Dominated By The Soviet Union On The One Hand, And The Americans On The Other Hand. They Called It The Cold War. But It Wasn't Cold. I Am Someone Who Comes From The Third World. In The Third World, The Cold War Wasn't Cold. Millions Had Been Killed. It Was A Proxy War.

After The Horrific Massacre Wednesday At The French Weekly Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo, Perhaps The West Will Finally Put Away Its Legion Of Useless Tropes Trying To Deny The Relationship Between Violence And Radical Islam.

I Want People To Emphasize Life Before Death As Opposed To Life After Death.

The Christian Take On Hellfire Seems Less Dramatic Than The Muslim Vision, Which I Grew Up With, But Christian Magical Thinking Appeals To Me No More Than My Mother's Angels And Djinns.

As A Woman You Are Better Off In Life Earning Your Own Money. You Couldn't Prevent Your Husband From Leaving You Or Taking Another Wife, But You Could Have Some Of Your Dignity If You Didn't Have To Beg Him For Financial Support.