A couple of years ago I read a book called “The Faith Club” where three women got together regularly to talk about faith. They were a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew. The experience and friendship was transformative as they worked through their differences and came to realize their similarities. I am having a dialogue [...]
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War and Remembrance 5
Posted: November 21, 2010 in Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, Middle East, News, News and Views, Politics, Random Thoughts, Religion, Television, Terrorism, Travel, United States of America, Violence, WarTags: Abdul Wahhab, Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Al-Qaeda, Americans, Ben Coker, Christian, Europe, Ibn Taymiyma, Islam, Japanese, Jew, Jr., Marshall Plan, Mogadishu, Muslim, Nazi, News Media, Northern Alliance, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, President Musharraf, Reagan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Carolina, Soviets, Taliban, The Faith Club, USA, USS Arizona, Veteran's Day, Wahhabism, World Trade Center, Yemen
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War and Remembrance 4
Posted: November 16, 2010 in Children, Education, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Inspiration, Judaism, Law and Order, Media, Middle East, News, News and Views, Parenting, Philanthropy, Politics, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Religion, Television, Terrorism, Travel, United States of America, Violence, War, WomenTags: 9-11, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, George Bush, Greg Mortenson, Holocaust, Laura Bush, Muslims, NBC, Pakistan, Pearl Harbor, Taliban, Today, Veteran's Day, Women
Part 4 in the dialogue between me and Ben Coker, Jr. of South Carolina following my Veterans Day post. Hi Mr. Coker, I’m enjoying our dialogue. I am not the student of history that you are but as a television news producer and international traveler I think I’ve got a pretty good handle on current [...]
War and Remembrance 2
Posted: November 15, 2010 in Children, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, Middle East, News, News and Views, Parenting, Politics, Random Thoughts, Religion, Television, Terrorism, Travel, United States of America, War, WomenTags: 9-11, Afghanistan, Ben Coker Jr., Hawaii, Iraq, Jew, Muslims, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, Poland, San Francisco, The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw, Veteran's Day, Vietnam War, WWII
Following my Veterans Day post, the conversation continues with Ben Coker, Jr. of South Carolina about war, service and our commitment as Americans. Hope others will join the dialogue. Will keep posting as our back and forth continues. Dear Mr. Coker, Thank you so much for reading my blog and for your incredibly thoughtful comments. [...]
Juliette’s Acid Attack
Posted: December 15, 2008 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Human Rights, News, News and Views, Terrorism, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, Afghanistan, BeadforLife, Human Rights Abuses, Iran, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Pakistan, Terrorism, Uganda
Juliette dreams of someday marrying a nice man. One unlike the monster who poured acid on her in a jealous rage in July 2007. We are sitting with this young woman, just 19 years old, on a porch near a church in Kampala, Uganda. Juliette is beautiful on the side of her face that she shows to the [...]
