Sarah Speelman's blog

    There has been something very unsettling to me in the news lately. That's the syndicated news networks' habbit of associating the up-surge in violence in Iraq with the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan. To me, this is a terrible, terrible thing to do. Encouraging the all too quickly accepting American mind to always associate violence with a peaceful religious holiday. Among  the things stressed  by the Islamic community during this  holy month are self-accountability and charity. Yet few people in our country actually know this.  Read More »