by Heather Hastie | Jun 2, 2017 | International Politics, USA
The recent meeting of the G7 in Sicily saw Donald Trump lose what little respect other world leaders had left for him. Today’s announcement that he was withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Accord was in effect his confirmation that he was resigning as world...
by Heather Hastie | May 25, 2017 | US Politics, Women
Personal Note: Sorry I’ve been gone so long. I had personal issues, then when I was back to normal my laptop and PC both refused to cooperate. I’ve got the laptop back now, so onward and (hopefully) upward! One of the features of the atheist community that...
by Heather Hastie | May 3, 2017 | Asia, International Politics, USA
On Saturday morning New Zealand time, North Korea carried out its latest missile test – a modified mobile Scud which it launched towards the Sea of Japan. The test was a failure – the missile blew up over North Korean territory. The fact there was a test,...
by Heather Hastie | May 2, 2017 | Entertainment, US Politics
Just about every media outlet has done a story about President Trump’s first one hundred days. Some made an attempt to be different and did his next 265, or next 1360 instead. It came down to the same thing though. If you’re a regular reader, you’ll...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 25, 2017 | Africa, Asia, Health, Religion, USA, Women
Across the world, around 200 million women and girls in thirty countries are the victims of female genital mutilation (FGM). Most of them become victims of the practice before they are old enough to object. A majority of the victims are Muslim but likewise, a majority...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 23, 2017 | Atheism, Middle East, USA
This video is from a debate on Egyptian TV on 27 January between an Egyptian Islamist imam Muhammad Hamouda and an Egyptian intellectual, Sharif Farouk. The TV host, whose name I cannot ascertain, is clearly on the side of the imam. Part of the debate is about atheism...
