"Dear Tarek...." A Letter From Palestine



The Palestinian Dilemma: Nasrallah the Undisputed Sayyid? HEBRON, Occupied West Bank - The Palestinians are not sure which way to turn and what to hope for, or if to hope for anything at all. However, one thing is for sure...

The Onslaught



We cannot defeat the Hot Hijabi. In New York, their soldiers are everywhere. Flagrantly going on reconnaissance missions in broad daylight. From what I can tell the area immediately around Macy’s Department Store is of some importance to them. But trust me no area is safe. The subways are particularly vulnerable. Some days three or four of them will stake a out a car. They try to be inconspicuous pretending to read the latest New Yorker or Cosmo but they are plotting I tell you. Plotting! They are dangerous.

Mixing of Religion and Politics: Why I quit Canada's left wing NDP to Support Bob Rae



But this past Canada Day, I quit the NDP after nearly 17 years - a long journey that has taken me from the trenches of electioneering, to membership on the provincial executive and federal council of the party, work as a political staffer in former premier Bob Rae’s government, and an NDP candidate in the 1995 provincial elections. Friends and well-wishers called to express their shock, delight, dismay and bewilderment. Why would I walk away from North America's only party of the Left?

Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition



Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition Translated from the Persian by David and Sabrineh Fideler New World Library 14 Pamaron Way, Novarro, CA 94949 www.newworldlibrary.com ISBN: 1-57731-535-9, $18.00, 224 pages, trade cloth Pub Date: May 2006 For years,...