by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 11, 2014 | Journal, Politics, Reminiscences, The Washington Times Communities
“…My childhood journal entry from September 11th, 2001 shows what a difference twenty-four hours can make: ‘When I awoke in the morning, it was true. The World Trade Center towers had been attacked by hijacked planes. The Pentagon had been attacked...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 18, 2010 | The Washington Times Communities, World Views
Berlinski vs. Hitchens: An agnostic secular Jew and an atheist debate the implications of a purely secular society. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Sept. 7, David Berlinski and Christopher Hitchens met for a debate in Birmingham, Alabama. Hosted by the Fixed Point Foundation,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 6, 2010 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
“Religious expression” is banned from the debate haven of academia but could be forced near a site where thousands were murdered in the name of Islam? The New York Landmarks Preservation Commission has unanimously decided against granting landmark status...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 25, 2009 | Latitude 821, Politics, World Views
“I’m sure we’ve all heard some variation of the fact before: the average Muslim family has 8.1 children, while the American birth rate barely reaches the bare minimum for a culture to survive beyond 25 years – 2.11 children – and that is counting the influx of Latino...