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 →
Read posts discussing those things that make us truly human – literature, art, poetry and music.
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.
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 →
Coleridge long ago said poets were humankind's unacknowledged legislators. But if you care to read further you might agree with me that novelists too could enjoy this privileged position. Recently,... read more →