Ferguson has become a flashpoint in the collective US consciousness, a shooting heard ‘round the world as the international community observes the complete and utter unmasking of the truth of race...
It’s a scary time to be Muslim in Australia. On 18 September, anti-terrorism raids in connection with IS were conducted in Sydney and Brisbane. Australia’s terror alert has also been raised from...
When I heard that Genesee County Jail (located in Southeast Michigan, servicing Flint, among other cities) would be offering video chatting for people visiting inmates, I was at first intrigued. I am...
We are not all Michael Brown. Or John Crawford III, Rekia Boyd or Aiyana Stanley Jones. Nor are we all Cliven Bundy, Steve Loehner, or any of the dozens of Open Carry advocates whose images have...
With a rise in interest in sweeping historical dramas filled with intrigue, betrayal, amazing frocks, and sensuality, it’s not surprising to see almost every US network vying to produce some...
Observant Muslimah Samah Aidah, a high school student in Colorado, wears her hijab or head covering as a component of her religious faith wherever she goes in public, like many other Muslim women....
Last week, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation highlighted the circumstances of Western Australia resident Rosie Anne Fulton, who has been incarcerated without being convicted of a crime or...
If Arizona legislators have their way, business owners will soon be able to deny services to people on the grounds that they’re wearing mixed fibers—a Biblical no-no—along with others who...
Last night, as the Australian summer sun finally dipped over the horizon, 15000 Australians gathered by candelight in 750 locations around the country, in a night dubbed Light the Dark by activist...
I have never been one for dating shows, but I do not seem to be able to stop watching China’s extremely popular If You Are the One. I am hardly alone in this amongst Australians, which is unusual...
