As politicians weigh courses of action against their political agendas the death toll weighs heavy on the conscience of the world. The once vibrant Syrian streets are now haunted by the souls of the innocent...

With war, most people are heartless and less weighed as a ton of nothing.

It’s when the ‘international community’ expresses ‘concern’ about your ‘situation’ that your situation is well and truly fucked.

And how am I supposed to find a husband if I can’t have a boyfriend until then?” I asked ironically.

You and your siblings are the most precious part of my life. And of all my children, you have the most potential to go anywhere you wish in this world – your test scores and...

Paradoxically, the more Michael kept me at a distance, the more I trusted him – perhaps because he was always willing to help me with tips and introductions even though he wanted absolutely nothing from...

It’s bewildering to me how you can just start chatting with a complete stranger on Facebook, and – next thing you know – it seems as if there’s some intense connection with the person –...

It [freedom] rings bells to remind humanity that the most precious gifts in life––like children and love and time––must never be taken for granted.

That could also be because at one point during the film, our hands found each other. And when I felt Michael’s middle finger caress the inside of my palm, it sent a tickle up my...

Freedom rings bells to wake us from the comfort of beautiful dreams and empower the efforts that turn them into reality.

In its essence, Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech is one citizen’s soul-searing plea with his countrymen––Whites and Blacks––to recognize that racial disparities fueled by unwarranted bigotry were crippling America’s ability to...

I was against the Iraq war I was against the Afghan war I was against bombing Libya and Syria but to be quite honest and with a heavy heart because more innocent people are gonna...