1. Vagueness: The term “Islamophobia” is often vaguely defined, making it difficult to distinguish between legitimate criticism of Islam and actual phobic behavior.
2. Chilling effect: The label “Islamophobia” can have a chilling effect on free speech, as people may avoid criticizing Islam or discussing sensitive topics related to Islam for fear […]
Recieved a letter from Avaaz this morning re the takeover of Syria by ISIS linked forces. It seems that Avaaz is optimistic that this is a positive thing for the people of Syria. Here is my response.
Sadly the Rebels appear to be Islamic fundamentalists so that’s not really the whole story is it. Don’t […]
Backgrounder:
The recent pogrom against Jews in Amsterdam occurred on November 7, 2024. This disturbing event was sparked by a UEFA Europa League football match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and AFC Ajax, where Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were targeted in a series of attacks. The violence erupted despite heightened security measures and […]
I did some more writing; some of you are going to hate it because it conflicts with your world view but here it is. There will be some redundancies as i’ve combined two texts I’ve written and am still in process of editing it down, distilling it into a more concise and less repetitive text. […]
In response to the naive and simplistic ‘free Palestine’ movement i’m going to start the ‘Free Charlie Manson’ campaign to illustrate that Hamas is demonstrably and evidently a criminally insane terrorist organization with an agenda, in writing, to kill all the Jews of Israel and commit genocide. It’s in their charter. 1988_Hamas_charter. Honestly people […]
Just got a lovely testimonial from Ninon, so happy 🙂 Working with Ninon was really fun and even apres-shooting was fun too as we went on a wine tasting after and other fun stuff 🙂 Picture attached is not from our shoot on salt spring […]
We paddled out to Chocolate Beach on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, in ye old Chestnut canoe. Gorgeous morning, a beautiful flat and calm ocean for the paddle out. Light was perfecto. Photography on Salt Spring Island is what we do for fun. One of the things we love to do, it’s a passion for […]
It really is beautiful up here at the studio this time of year. The deer come by for a nibble and i confess to feeding them apples, carrots and such just cause they have big eyes and i know it’s hard for them when it snows like this for weeks. I posted some Youtube video […]
