The World has Discovered the Yezidis The Yezidi people have suddenly emerged into our collective conscience. Several years ago very few of us had ever heard of this religious community never mind its history. Unfortunately it takes a catastrophe to allow information to squeeze past our preoccupation with sports, the […]
ANTARCTICA AND EASTER ISLAND – CREATION 5.5 Creation and the Ego of God It was noon on day 6 and according to Genesis “God saw that it was good.” Almost as an afterthought God said “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…..So God created mankind in […]
Refugees are not a new phenomenon but they have suddenly emerged as a Central part of our news and awareness. What has changed? The Refugee Dilemma The refugee crisis emerged seemingly out of nowhere during the summer of 2015 – at least in terms of news coverage. Was the photo […]
The Role of Wahhabi Teaching, Internal Saudi Politics and the Role of the West in Creating the Conditions for ISIS to Emerge ISIS together with its excessive violence and military success came as a surprise to most of us including our political leaders. This essay is an attempt to place […]