ISIS Archives - Marguerite Elisofon

The Unwelcome Mat

buy Gabapentin for dogs online uk by Marguerite Elisofon | Nov 20, 2015 | autism, CDC, disabilities, George Orwell, homeless, ISIS, jihad, millennials, Muslims, Obama, Paris, Paul Ryan, refugees, suicide bombers, Syrian refugees, terrorism, xenophobia

After the mass murder of 129 innocent people in Paris by ISIS terrorists, are you surprised that many countries—including the US—are reluctant to allow Syrian refugees entrance? Paul Ryan and other conservative politicians are rightly worried about the wolf in...

Three American Heroes

by Marguerite Elisofon | Aug 27, 2015 | adrenaline, American heroes, Ayoub El Kahzani, France, Hollande, Inspector Clouseau, ISIS, Legion of Honor, Napoleon, Obama, Pink Panther, Sadler, Skarlatos, social media, Spain, Stone, Syria, terrorism, train gunman

After last week’s post (“Religion, Rape and Slavery,” 8/21/15), what could be more uplifting than the story of three young Americans, whose heroic efforts to subdue an armed terrorist saved the lives of over 500 people aboard a crowded bullet train between...

Religion, Rape and Slavery

by Marguerite Elisofon | Aug 21, 2015 | 9/11, Allah, Attila the Hun, Boko Haram, Charlie Hebdo, Edgar Allen Poe, genocide, Hitler, holocaust, Hussein, ISIS, Muslim, Osama bin Laden, Quran, rape, religion, slavery, Yazidi women

Libraries are filled with books on religion, rape and slavery, so this week’s post is just another tiny drop of commentary in the ocean of man’s inhumanity to man (or in this case, woman). Normally, I wouldn’t even attempt to express my reaction to the horrors of...

Feminism – The Sound and Fury

by Marguerite Elisofon | Feb 27, 2015 | abortion, Academy Awards, cyberspace, discrimination, Emily Pao, feminism, ISIS, Jessica Valenti, Lauren Rankin, London, mothers, Patricia Arquette, sexism, Silicon Valley, The Washington Post, Turkey

Despite harassment and on-line abuse, feminist writers will NOT go gently into the night. Last week The Washington Postran an on-line article about prominent female authors, bloggers, and speech makers who have been subjected to hateful name calling and death...