In Atlanta, Georgia, on June 30.2009 at 2:15 p.m., 113 men and women, from fifty countries and every continent of the globe, anxiously filed in to a small auditorium at the Park Lake, Homeland... Read more >>

You have lived all your life abroad, away from your motherland, you were born there, schooled there and only went back for two months a year on vacation with your family. Now you are finished with... Read more >>

January 19th marks two important events that are closely intertwined: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and our national day of service. Although many people are familiar with the former (some only because... Read more >>

There seems to be some controversy as of late about the Olympic athletes who live and work in the United States but then during the Olympics represent a different country. The Yahoo! message boards... Read more >>

I’ve been idle for a long while. I’ve been idle because I had my doubts. Doubt is a great muzzle. So is self-censorship. Censoring myself has been just another way to hide. She who hides... Read more >>

A new Gallup poll found that 51 percent of Americans support the new Arizona immigration law, which enables police officers to detain anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally and requires... Join this chit chat >>

Election Day got off to a rousing start over breakfast when my nearly three-year-old son stubbornly announced that he would not be going with me to “boat” because he did not want his feet... Read more >>

In light of the escalating violence and terror, a Patriot Act forum was held at UIC on February 10, 2004. Post 9/11 has had everlasting effects on the lives of people worldwide. In particular,... Read more >>