Rebirth of the Blog

I am starting up again, and perhaps moving in a bit of a new direction. I commit to posting more regularly. My current goal is to create a place where I can post articles and other work that I think are important for U.S. citizens to be aware of. Feel free to write me! I would love to hear your comments and engage in honest and respectful debate (even better when backed up by sources!)

Here are a few articles to start us off:

This one is odd and interesting. It's the response of two french college students towards the French law that has recently been passed on the banning of the burka. Here is a short explination taken from my facebook posting that I put up about the same article:

The French article written by the girls that appear in the video is more detailed, thoughtful and political. I liked that!

Here is an interesting... quote:

'L'aspect du débat qui nous a le plus interpellé, au-delà de l'injustice qui se dégage de cette loi, c'est l'hypocrisie des hommes politiques français qui agitent le sacro-saint drapeau féministe sous prétexte de défendre ces pauvres femmes voilées de force par leurs sauvages de maris.

C'est très sympa pour elles hein, merci ! Mais a-t-on réellement besoin d'une loi spéciale burqa pour nous rappeler qu'il est interdit de forcer un individu à faire quoi que ce soit contre son gré ? Nous dicter notre façon de nous habiller serait donc devenu le rôle de l'Etat (comme s'ils n'avaient pas d'autres chats à fouetter…)'

Rough Translation: "The aspect of the debate that interested us the most, outside of the injustice that this reaks of, it he hipocracy of french male politicians who wave the sacro-sanct femminist flag under the pretext of defending these poor veiled women, forced by their savage husbands to cover up.

It's very nice of them, thanks! But do we really need a special law burqa to remind us that it is forbidden/illegal to force an individual to do anything against their own will? Apparently telling us how to dress has become the role of the state (as if they didn't have better fish to fry)."

Here is another posting from a group that I very much appreciate called Jewish Voice for Peace. This is one way that people of influence (musicians and other artists in this case) are usuing their influence to demonstrate that they do not support the occupation of Palestinian territories by Israel.

That is all for now. More to come soon.