The Armenian Gay & Lesbian Association of NY posts a short video of a recent presentation on homophobia in Armenia. Unzipped: Gay Armenia comments on the video in a separate post which also includes an excerpt detailing a documented case of rape in the Armenian army....

No, UN Dispatch has not been mugged (Brian's previous adventures notwithstanding). This particularly blunt advice came from a Somali woman at an all-day Somalia conference I attended here in Washington yesterday and is not nearly as craven, aggressive, and ungrateful -- at least in the case of Somal...

SDEROT, Israel, March 10 -- Sderot, hard by the Gaza Strip and the frequent target of rocket attacks, has become central to Israel's telling of its conflict with the Palestinians. From a hill on the outskirts of town, one can easily see the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the launching point for....

SDEROT, Israel, March 10 -- Sderot, hard by the Gaza Strip and the frequent target of rocket attacks, has become central to Israel's telling of its conflict with the Palestinians. From a hill on the outskirts of town, one can easily see the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the launching point for....

More than a month and a half into the crisis in Madagascar, confusion grows crescendo as the power struggle between the president and a former mayor vying for the presidency extends, leaving many wondering when the political stalemate will end. Additionally, the media wars have gotten so contentious...

Chapter 2 of John Gray’s book is divided into 15 subsections. Section 1: At The Masked Ball In popular psychology we read about all the different masks we wear as we go about our daily business, e.g., that of parent, teacher, bus driver, patient, student or whatever, and, indeed, we change those m...

I am a team leader. And I am in a conflict with a team member. This is because he disrespected me in a way that, when I was asking him questions regarding his work, he began mocking me, saying “nya nya nya…� with the keep-on-talking-hand-gesture. I felt really disrespected and told him he has ...

Click refresh to see new updates during the day. Israeli officials have decided to reinforce the police presence in Jerusalem next week, in the wake of yesterday’s tractor terror attack that left two police officers lightly wounded. Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) 12:26PM: Here is Sh...

Many years ago when this author was at college he had a wonderful director for his master’s thesis, one Rev Dr. Brian McNamara, S.J .  Brian was an inspiration as he taught me how to read with an extra edge, or, if you prefer with purpose and focus.  He was a wonderful scholar to whom I ...

Click refresh to see new updates during the day. Yesterday’s air strike ended up killing a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist. PA president Mahmoud Abbas said Iran must stop interfering in palestinian affairs. Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) 10:28AM: Roseanne Barr’s latest verbal d...