Author: DuctapeFatwa

Words like Democracy, Freedom, Liberty, do not mean the same things to all people. To Americans, a country is a democracy if it agrees with US policies. Elections can be mostly media events, it does not matter if only a few of...

He planted a seed. Will the West water it? Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman in Gaza, told UPI that the movement is expressing its feeling of solidarity and grief for losing the leader of Christians the world over. “In this...

This private family decision is most often made, not by families and doctors and spiritual advisors, but by insurance companies and hospital accounting offices. This is the place where I am supposed to insert the obligatory...

Sources in the Vatican told an Italian news agency that the breathing tube inserted Feb. 24 has made it difficult for the ailing pontiff to eat. Doctors are considering inserting a feeding tube in an effort to improve his...

The notion of women as standalone human beings as opposed to property is a relatively new one, and while most cultures have made some attempt to move in that direction, there is still “work to be done,” if you like...