Tag Archives: culture
Headscarves and clothing in Turkey
Women wore all sorts of different styles of headscarves in Istanbul. Some tightly circled their faces, some covered all but their eyes, others loosely draped them over their heads. I think the variety might have been a result of there … Continue reading
More on the Muslim Cartoons
Andrew Sullivan from Time wrote a decent editorial about the cartoon controversy. An excerpt: The Arab media run cartoons depicting Jews and the symbols of the Jewish faith with imagery indistinguishable from that used in the Third Reich. But I … Continue reading
America is not #1
The more I read about life in other countries, the more I realize how not-so-well we have it here, despite what was pounded into our heads as children. This editorial sums it up nicely. No. 1? By Michael Ventura No … Continue reading
Ignorant of their own religion
This editorial points out the relative ignorance of religious America, particularly about their own religion. In Europe, religious education is the rule from the elementary grades on. So Austrians, Norwegians and the Irish can tell you about the Seven Deadly … Continue reading