Tag Archives: Islam Slave trade

JUST WINDOW SHOPPING

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Dave

Liberalism is often thought to be a panacea for righting historical wrongs, and using condemnations of past behavior as moral leverage to limit current freedoms for the greater good of the society as a whole. Much of our present thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous | Tagged African Slave Trade, Anthony Kwame Appiah, Arab Historian al-Nuwayri, Arab Slave Caravans, Bart Schultz, Bill Moyers, David Theo Goldberg, Diane Francis, Edmind Burke, Emir Ibrahim Tripoli, Guilo Rosati, Iran Public hanging, Islam Slave trade, James Mill, James Richardson, John Stuart Mill, Karen Armstrong, Martha Nussbaum, Otto Pilny, Sam Huntington, Shelby Steele, Thomas Carlyle, Uday Mehta, www.ralphmag.org | Leave a comment

CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM KNOCKING?

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Dave

”My stepmother had shrugged her shoulders in charming helplessness. “It is as Allah wills,” she said. “The puddles will dry when it stops raining. Allah brings the rains and Allah makes the sun shine.” My father’s third wife accepted her … Continue reading →