Monthly Archives: July 2011
Ramadan Life For A Survivor of A Thwarted DisHonor Killing
A friend called, distraught. “They called a family meeting. They want me to come. They said they love me, they want me back”. She was thrown out of the family home like garbage for the audacity of wanting a life … Continue reading
Filed under abuse, abuse recovery, activism, honor killing, jordan, Regional Issues, relationships, women's issues
DisHonor Slaughter in Pakistan – Six Daughters Gunned Down
Because two talked to boys on the phone FAISALABAD: A man gunned down six of his daughters on suspicion that two of them were in relationships with boys in the neighbourhood. On Tuesday morning, Arif Mubashir called his teenage daughters to … Continue reading
Filed under abuse, activism, evil, honor killing, Regional Issues, women's issues
Another Day, another Dis-Honor Crime
Well, he shot her because he suspected something. AMMAN – Maan Criminal Court Prosecutor Samir Rawashdeh on Tuesday charged a 35-year-old man with the premeditated murder of his wife at dawn yesterday, official sources said. The suspect, who works in … Continue reading
Filed under abuse, activism, disgusted, evil, honor killing, jordan, Regional Issues
Redesign Arabia – Must Read!!!
I LOVED the first thing I read from Redesign Arabia, the tale of two parks in Amman. I had just written about parks for Go magazine, and my editors had delicately deleted my curt little rant about the monstrous park … Continue reading
Another Crime of Dis-Honor
“Administrative detention’ is when a women is kept in a minimum security prison to keep her family from killing her for honor. Indefinitely. So essentially, the de facto sentence for alleged fornication is life in prison, or death. For women … Continue reading
Filed under honor killing, jordan, Regional Issues, women's issues
Ramadan ‘Trees’
What a surprise while walking through a shopping area: twinkling obelisks with a crescent moon on top. After a minute of something familiar nagging, I thought: Oh my! Ramadan trees! It had to happen, of course. The commercialization of the … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, faith, friends, frustrations, Islam, Regional Issues, US issues
Hate Is What Kills People – Not Faith
I am a “Christian fundamentalist extremist“. One who works in media. I believe the fundamental foundations of my faith, and I practice them faithfully (I try). Most of my Muslim friends are “fundamentalist extremists” too: they believe the fundamental foundations … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, faith, frustrations, God, Islam, nag
Comfort After Losing Both Parents to Cancer
July is the month of both my parents birthdays, one day and seven years apart. Eight years ago next month, I lost them both to smoking-related cancers, my father following my mother in death by just five weeks. There was … Continue reading
Filed under family, God, living with cancer, mother's issues
Joy Is In Our Hearts
Singing a simple, folksy song of praise today. Thanks, Katie. And R, for introducing me to Sara Groves. we were pressed on every side full of fear and troubled thoughts for good reason we carried heavy hearts it is good … Continue reading
Filed under faith, friends, God, Jesus and Women, life, women's issues
IndoMie Mushroom Soup – Survey Says: #ICK #FAIL
My kids are fans of that awful junk-food-disguised-as-nutritious-soup, IndoMie. Their favorite flavor is Onion Chicken, and they like it in varying forms, from oldest to youngest, most spicy to least spicy. We have bags of the extra oily packets, as … Continue reading
Filed under family, friends, frustrations, hayk, kid's issues, kitchen, mother's issues, silliness
