Archive for December 20th, 2007

Finding Name Mo’

The Jerusalem Post reports on a worrying – but hardly surprising – trend in England.
The name Mohammed is expected to become the most popular name in England and Wales by 2008, the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday.
The name, according to the report, was second only to Jack in 2007, which has been top for the [...]

Terrorism Hits a Snag

What’s going on with the world’s terrorists?
First, there’s this:
On Islam’s most important holiday, the leader of Gaza’s Hamas government appealed Wednesday for a cease-fire with Israel and said his people—battered by Israeli military strikes and international sanctions—are greeting this year’s feast with “tears in our eyes.”
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s spokesman said there could be [...]

What Happens When a Psychedelic Drug User Becomes an AFP Photographer

It’s, like, a work of art, man.

At the grave : A Palestinian woman mourns at the grave of a relative on the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid Al-Adha at a cemetery in the West Bank town of Jenin. (AFP/Saif Dahlah)
By the way, if you stare at the image long enough, you will [...]