by Diane Bederman | Sep 23, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Machiavelli watched the Borgia’s at work at war. I read The Prince and books about Machiavelli and this is one of the lessons that I took from his writings: if someone says they are going to kill you-believe them. That and “Never attempt to win by force what can...
by Diane Bederman | Sep 12, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Chris Selly posted his opinion on free speech in an article he wrote for the National Post. He is a regular contributor. His article is about “how capricious, self-serving and addlepated governments often are when dealing with rights.” After discussing conflicting...
by Diane Bederman | Sep 1, 2018 | News, Politics, Religion / Spirituality
I recently published an article about the Muslim Halal Festival of the Sacrifice. Here is a video of a group of Muslims participating in this special celebration. This video, Qurbani in Canada, documents the Halal slaughter during Eid Al-Adha, Festival of...
by Diane Bederman | Aug 31, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
The Muslim world recently celebrated the Festival of Sacrifice. Eid al-Adha is the second and most important of the two Eid festivals. In the Hebrew Bible Abraham is called upon to sacrifice Isaac. At the last moment Abraham’s hand is stayed and he finds a ram...
by Diane Bederman | Aug 29, 2018 | News, Politics, Religion / Spirituality
There have been repeated attempts by pundits, politicians and professors to turn terrorists into people with a mental illness. Where is their concern for the millions of us who live with mental illness? Now we have to contend with people wondering if we will get a...
by Diane Bederman | Aug 22, 2018 | News, Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Toronto Mayor, John Tory, celebrated Eid Al-Adha, “A festive morning with the Islamic Society of Toronto (Masjid Dar Us Salaam) and members of the Thorncliffe Park Muslim community,” August 22, 2018. This is the Festival of Sacrifice, a four day celebration. This...
