Sudan’s Sex and Beauty Secret

Read all about it here.
Don’t ask me Sandmonkey. I’ve never dated a Sudanese girl before and even if I did, I’d be crazy to pick one who’ll sit over a burning hole for a whole hour just to make me go “ding dong”.
This is an update to clarify some certain points brought up […]

Israel: Four Young Jewish Ethiopian Girls Segregated At Religious School

I was not happy when I read this story:
It was recently discovered that four Ethiopian girls enrolled in Lamerchav Elementary School are learning in complete isolation from their peers.
They study in separate classrooms, have their own recess time and are even reportedly given daily cab fare so as not to ride home on the bus […]

The Required Generations

A few days ago while reading Mona Eltahawy’s opinion on the sick sentence passed by a Saudi court to punish a victim of gang rape with lashes, I came across this hard-knocking comment left by Mahmood.
Mona, gender apartheid is only one of many heinous discriminatory practices in the magic kingdom: religious, tribal, sectarian, racial and […]

Mona Eltahawy Has a BLOG!

Yes, she finally joins us! I’m so glad. For those of you who don’t know her, Mona is an award-winning and courageous Egyptian columnist whose writings have appeared in many publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
She’s probably my most favorite Arab Muslim female writer discussing sociopolitical issues. Much of my views […]

Phew!

Sorry guys, I was experiencing some problems with my internet connection in the last few days. Boohoo. Perfect timing huh? It should be okay now though.
The teddy bear circus is over and I think the discussion on the topic has been exhausted so no article. It’s time to move on to other things. Here’s an […]

Ms Gibbons Heads Back Home

Finally! I’m glad she’ll soon be reunited with her loved ones.
While watching this video of the Sudanese minister of foreign affairs speaking about the pardon (yeah, as if she did something wrong), he made an interesting comment which caught my ears.
He was basically saying that they expect to be treated back in the same manner […]

Post-Teddy Bear Crisis: Angry Atheists Vs Religionists

The discussion in the comments sections of the Teddy Bear Crisis posts ultimately boiled down to a smack down between angry atheists and religionists. I find it unfortunate and to a certain extent even despicable due to the derogatory remarks made by some commenters.
I also received an interesting related email by an atheist whom I […]

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