Heroes & Villains: Fort Hood Massacre
Why bother turning on the news anymore? Everything is desolation and calamities– haven’t we had enough? Yesterday, at Fort Hood in Texas, a US army psychiatrist– who definitely needs therapy himself– loaded some guns and shot dead 13 people and wounded some 28 more. Major Nidal Malik Hasan was a perturbed man, unfortunately lately the earth is filling … Read more
What to do when your children become too Westernized
Immigrant families are always worry about maintaining their identity and culture, but sometimes these normal immigrant worries depict extremist behaviour that’s far beyond normal, as is the case with a 20 year Iraqi woman who died on Monday at an Arizona hospital. Noor Faleh Almaleki died after her own father, Faleh Hassan Almaleki, ran her over … Read more
Europeans vs. Indigenous Natives
This past Monday, October 12, the world celebrated the “Meeting of two Worlds”– or the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. But really there is such a monstrous debate over what the day should be called. While some celebrate with pretty parades and poems, others call for insurgency and emancipation. Here are some … Read more
