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The Gates of Heaven Lie Beneath their Mother’s DEAD Feet

There is a popular ideology in Islam borne of a phrase attributed to Muhammad (whose second wife was named A’isha): The gates of heaven lie beneath the mother’s feet. Such a conflict in practice, though, being a female and a Mother in a Muslim country… scorned chattel on one hand, venerated on the other. If you’d like [...]
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Veteran News Researcher Shares Her Memories and Journalist’s Toolbox

The promise of rebirth is palpable in the Carolinas and Liz Donovan's photos brought brought back memories of co-workers and me playing hookie with our boss to get fresh peaches, winding through soybean and tobacco fields in the early mornings, the smell of rich dirt in the air and a pace of life that is sorely missed.
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Remembering Oriana Fallaci and the Bastards Who Decide Our Lives

Reading Janine di Giovanni’s “Profile in Courage” (Vogue, Dec 2006) shoved Oriana Fallaci back to the forefront of my mind – a place she occupied for several days after her death in September of 2006. In a star-crossed, fate-filled post-mortem call, Oriana Fallaci’s ghost continues to haunt me. With her arms outstretched from the [...]
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