A few weeks ago my wife suggested that I should get a small scooter. knowing me well she insisted on a small scooter that would not go over 30 miles/hour. So, on an impulse we both found a local store,…
Monthly Archives: August 2012
No Justice for Rachel Corrie
by Masood Raja •
The Israeli court has finally given its final word on Rachel Corrie’s death: it was an accident. Corrie was crushed to death by an IDF bulldozer in Rafah on March 13, 2003 while protesting against the usual Israeli practice of…
Temple Shootings, Mosque Burnings, Random Beatings
by Masood Raja •
This is how it begins, the rise of thanatopolitics and politics of suspicion, in random acts of violence against our supposed others. Those placed on the fringe of the norm in simplified rhetoric of our demagogue politicians, pop theologians, and…