Category Archives: Society

Restoring Honor And Dignity To The White House

Posted on July 23, 2006 by Mash

"On the first hour of the first day, we will restore decency and integrity to the Oval Office. They will offer more lectures and legalisms and carefully worded denials. We offer another way, a better way, and a stiff dose … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Humor, Politics, Society | 4 Comments

World On Fire

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Mash

  [Via Christy Hardin Smith and Atrios] Sarah McLachlan is a beautiful human being. I have admired her music, her angelic voice, her beauty, and her compassion since her very first album. Listen to her today as the bombs fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, International, Society | 4 Comments

Losing Our Humanity One Atrocity At A Time

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Mash

On March 12, 2006 a gruesome crime took place in a farmhouse in Mahmoudiya, Iraq. A 14-year-old girl was raped and murdered. Her parents and her 5-year-old sister were shot in the head in another room. Their bodies were then … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iraq, Society, Terrorism | 25 Comments

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Mash

    Remember when you were young, You shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there’s a look in your eyes, Like black holes in the sky. Shine on you crazy diamond. You were caught on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | 6 Comments

Muslim. Immigrant. American.

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Mash

This Fourth of July was bittersweet for me. It was the first one I spent without my daughter since her birth 5 years ago. I watched our community’s big fireworks show from my driveway rather than the park where family’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Immigration, Islam, Personal, Society | 28 Comments