“Have you converted?” they asked me? No, ma’am. “So why are you celebrating Ramadan?” I was doing a solidarity fast in honor of Ramadan (and my own innate curiosity in…
Occupy Wall Street and now the world
Occupy Wall Street began as a protest of thousands which has spread to tens of thousands in cities worldwide. Hardly anyone (myself included) thought this was possible, and it keeps…
Solidarity not Sympathy
Last month, I traveled down to New Orleans for a week-long service trip. Details can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/y3f9eqr. I served with a group of Humanist graduate students hosted by…