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...
by Marguerite Elisofon | May 22, 2015 | autistic spectrum, Boko Haram, disabilites, disability housing, employment, gender bias, IAC, ISIS militants, kidnapping, managed care, Never Empty Nest, Nigeria, NYC FAIR, OPWDD, rape
In addition to reporting on the dismal state of young adults like my daughter on the autistic spectrum, trying to find jobs and lead independent lives, I’m painfully aware of how much worse things are for a variety of other empty-nest parents. Just look at the...
by Marguerite Elisofon | May 16, 2014 | Boko Haram, Britain, daughters, female senators, hostages, in-laws, Islam, John Kerry, kidnapping, Michelle Obama, Mother's Day, New York City, New York Times, Nigeria, United States
Mother’s Day, like all feel-good family holidays, is often tainted with some degree of tension and disappointment. At family gatherings, even in the best case scenario where in-laws get along, there’s usually some friction between other relatives. Even if...