My readers might have noticed that I was totally silent following the attempted assassination of the courageous young education activist Malala Yusufzai from the Swat region. I was silenced by... read more →
Professor: Arrest of Pakistani Girl for Blasphemy Part of Decades-Old Witch Hunts.
Wanted Women — The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui — By Deborah Scroggins — Book Review - NYTimes.com.
Duke Faculty 'Live Tweet' Obama's State of the Union Speech | Duke Today.
It struck me that the West Indian historian, C L R James' analysis of history reveals extraordinary insight. He wrote: "The cruelties of property and privilege are always more ferocious... read more →