Copyright 2012 The Phyllis Chesler Organization Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:47:17 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Phyllis Chesler Organization :: Writings http://www.phyllis-chesler.com webmaster@phyllis-chesler.com (The Phyllis Chesler Organization) webmaster@phyllis-chesler.com en-us http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1068/canada-honor-killings-muslim-family-guilty Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST On Sunday, January 29, 2012, two years and seven months after the bodies of four Canadian women all from the same family were found murdered, after a ten week trial, and after fifteen hours of deliberations, a jury voted "guilty" to first degree murder http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1067/honor-killing-guilty-verdict Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST On January 29, after a ten-week trial and fifteen hours of deliberations, a seven woman, five man jury returned with a verdict of guilty to first degree murder for all three Afghan-Canadians who were charged in the pre-meditated murder of four female http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1066/marxist-mission-destroy-ayaan-hirsi-ali Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST The feminism I once championed — and still do — was first taken over by Marxists and subsequently "Stalinized." It was then conquered again by Islamists and "Palestinianized." I and a handful of others maintained honorable minority positions on a host of http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1065/new-york-times-romney-normalize-islam Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST On a single day, the New York Times has been known to publish anywhere from two to six anti-Israel articles, editorials, op-ed pieces, and letters. Today, I see a new danger arising in their pages. After spending a year proclaiming the triumph of http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1064/ayaan-hirsi-ali-aafia-siddiqui Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST No matter who finally wins the next American election, one of the most pressing issues will be America's relationship to central Asia. This includes a potentially nuclear Iran, an already nuclear Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Yesterday, the Taliban video-ed http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1062/feminists-rob-banks Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST I join Ron Radosh and Tom Robbins and favor granting leniency to Judith Clark. She has paid for her crime long enough; others whose crimes were far more serious have already been freed — some have never served time at all; and Clark seems to be as http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1061/jews-hindus Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST On January 8, 2012, I delivered a rather passionate speech in Pune, India via skype. I was invited to do so by "Youth 4 Panun Kashmir." The organizers were especially interested in my drawing parallels between Israel and India, Jews and Hindus both of http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1060/diana-eck-subramanian-swamy Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST The evil of small minds has triumphed over all that is good intellectually and morally at Harvard. Professor Diana L. Eck is a supporter of smooth-talking radical Islamist Tariq Ramadan, whom she describes as "one of Europe's deepest and most articulate http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1059/gil-ronen Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Dear Gil: Shalom. I read your piece. While I agree with the "commonsense" aspect of what you are saying, I must respectfully and expertly disagree with your conclusions. First, we no longer live in the stone age and today, with one click, or with only http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1058/naked-breasts-vs-islam Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST What's a poor girl to do? Should she wear a burqa — or should she wear very short skirts and a low-cut blouse? Should she wear a headscarf and a shapeless, floor-length garment — or should she pose naked for Playboy magazine? Do either of these extremes http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1057/burka-ban Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1056/subramanian-swamy-harvard Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST First they came for the pagans and the Jews. Then they came for the Christians. And then they came for the Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, and Ba'hai. What am I talking about? I am talking about the Islamic persecution of infidels on every continent—a http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1055/ibn-warraq-interview-west-is-best Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST The legendary Ibn Warraq is my dear friend. I decided to review his new and very excellent book Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy and to interview him here as well. But let's be clear from the outset. I am reviewing http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1054/gingrich-palestinians Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST For years, I have risked scorn, defamation, and even physical menace for telling the truth about the "Palestinian" Lie. Although the "Palestinians" claim a sacred national identity with roots in the Holy Land, the truth is that no such people or group http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1053/end-of-religious-freedom Tue, 6 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST Time has run out for the cause of worldwide religious freedom. On November 18, 2011, America chose not to extend any further lifeline to persecuted religious minorities around the planet. On that day, the U.S. government shut down the work of an