On Ahmed Saad
Over the coming months random, short bursts of blogisms will emerge with links – though they may be the hallmark …
Category Archives: Religion
The Christian Gene
And now for something light-hearted from CNNN - a pithy reverse-report on the discovery of ‘the Christian gene’ by gay scientists at the …
Infanticide and Gulf Migrant Workers ~1
2010 saw the issue of honor killing attract the condemnation and awareness it deserves, and while the legislators may not …
Burka Woman
A rather adorable parody, by Saad Haroon: Via Saudiwoman.
Hijab Haters
In 1992 the Egyptian-American writer on Islamic feminism, Leila Ahmed, observed the following in her book Women and Gender in …
Sunday Wisdom: Ibn Arabi
This week, courtesy of Muhyi al-Din Ibn ‘Arabi (1165-1240): A man madly in love with his beloved went to knock …
Fear and Loathing in Tel Aviv
Not to mention Jerusalem, Eilat, Tiberius, Safed… and the list goes on. The xenophobic blight has been escalating in Israeli society …
Best of the Rest: Saudi women sue their mahrams for forcibly keeping them single
In a break from what is certainly becoming an unhealthy obsession with the dazzling drifts of snow buffeting our vistas, I forcibly …
Eid Mubarak!
I cannot decide whether I am a very remiss blogger, or timely – accordingly to Google, yesterday was Eid al-Adha. …
Calling All Photographers!
Iconic Images of Jordan Needed I have a special request: my forthcoming book on Palestinians in Jordan requires a cover …
