What kind of writer are you?
Several people asked me that last night. I found it difficult to answer in 100 words or less. What is my identity as an author? Last night made me contemplate that once more. It was inspiring and encouraging to be in a room of storytellers last night, especially as some of them were authors who [...]
Embracing Diversity or Eroticizing Women of Color
I don’t quite understand the world’s fascination with beauty pageants – parading human beings around like property. Nevertheless, I stumbled upon the intro to Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday night. After a glance of Zeynep Sever, Miss Belgium and was curious to see who was representing the various other European nations present. Zeynep is originally [...]
You have No Clue!
CAUTION: This post contains graphic photos. I have been following the health care debate, if you want to call it that, and find myself increasingly disturbed and disgusted by the lack of decorum and common sense. While I was quite amused by the ways in which the manipulative and disingenuous ways of the political and [...]
The World Media on U.S. Presidential Election
While many Americans are attentively tuned in to witness Obama’s first steps as President-Elect, much of the rest of the world is doing the same. Here are some of the highlights that caught my attention: In “48 years after JFK became President…”, Bild Online draws parallels between the Obamas as the new First Family and [...]
Berlin, Germany: Muslims to Meet Gays and Lesbians in Day of Understanding
On October 3, more than a thousand Mosques across Germany will open their doors to non-Muslims in an effort to promote diversity, cultural dialogue and understanding. Since its launch in 1997, it remains the only initiative of its kind, and hundreds of mosques and Islamic associations have joined this initiative since its inception. The primary [...]
Ramadan auf Deutsch
The World Almanac estimates that there are between 1.3 and 1.5 billion Muslims living in practically every country around the world. Of that number, nearly 3.3 million Muslims live in Germany. As Muslims around the world are currently celebrating Ramadan, it is an ideal time to highlight issues impacting Muslims in Germany. While Muslims have [...]
