Xenophobia
October 29, 2009
- The question I ask myself is why was that innocent woman killed in the court and I don't understand why the authorities didn't react earlier to avoid such a tragedy. Her name is Marwa Al-Sherbany and she is an Egyptian National who was attacked for wearing an Islamic headscarf. The attacker, Alex W. suspected her for being a terrorist. It does not matter what her religion was and I guess she ...
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August 23, 2009
- Fatwa is a dirty word in the west. In truth, nothing more menacing than a scholar’s opinion on religious law, pundits frequently appear to presume that it’s a death sentence for blasphemy, usually one delivered by some slavering psychotic with one eye missing and a hook for a hand the better to grapple with God and sundry other elusive matters, the like of which are probably best left ...
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April 30, 2009
- If everyone is wearing surgical masks, what's Michael Jackson going to do?It's an important question for Neverland fans, but about as useless and untimely in the swine flu panic of '09 as the debates about closing the border door with Mexico after the virus has already galloped through.The real question pops up in the Chronicle's own practical health & safety suggestions about the future ...
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February 21, 2008
- Five years ago I was living in a wonderful apartment. Separated from Hans and living with roommates. A young woman who is an English teacher at San Francisco's prestigious Lowell High School and a woman who used to curate at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It was a wonderful huge place. Wonderful backyard that produced plums and lemons. A kitchen to die for. My room was always ...
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