Rising for Peace. Rising in Love, in Song, and in Prayer
In the 1980’s Matura Beach on the east coast of the island of Trinidad, was a killing field for Leatherback turtles. Today, on Matura Beach, there are no Leatherback turtles being killed and this is now one of the largest breeding grounds in the world for these magnificent creatures. This is all thanks to one [...]
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Just when we thought spring had finally arrived, we got blasted with snow flurries and wretched weather all day Saturday. Rain mixed with snow and sleet…and spring spirits dashed right along with hopes of getting anything done outside in the garden…or of simply catching a whiff of fresh spring air. Because my calendar tells me [...]
Hasan A. Yahya, Ph.DsFew years back, before 21 years to be sure, Salman Rushdie wrote his novel The Satanic Verses. Was it an opinion expressed? Or on the manner in which it was expressed? Or is it the place where it was written and published? Or I might add, is it the audience who was [...]
In the “old days” women’s roles were clear. True, they might have been already chosen for them, but they knew what was expected. They could take pride in the job they did. They could bond together with the same concerns as coworkers do. They could live in a sisterhood and pour out their feelings of [...]
