Like many young politicos, Obama’s oratory skills eventually won me over, too. More than that, it made me believe that what this politician had to offer was going to be different. And yes, that somehow “change was going to come to Washington.” Things were meant to be a little bit different at the very least, right? […]
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In a post 9-11 world, perhaps nothing has come to represent the subjugation of Muslim women the way the burqa has. Despite the fact that it comes in various styles, each providing its own degree of covering such as the niqab or the chador, which many Muslim women choose to wear, it is the full
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There is so much symbolism couched in the attack on Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi yesterday that I do not know where to begin my analysis. The one word which keeps coming to my head is basta, Italian for “enough.” Clearly that is just what the Italian people have had. Let us recap with actual footage
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When I first heard about the recent Swiss referendum to ban minarets in the country, all I could think about was how unexpected it was to get such a hostile action from the Swiss. Weren’t they supposed to be the all loving, peaceful, neutral European country? Apparently not. The Swiss clearly are just as freaked
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