“Gabr” is a Persian word that was originally used to describe a follower of Zoroastrianism, a religion practiced in ancient Iran. Over time, the word came to have a negative connotation and was replaced by the term “Zardoshti.” By the 13th century, “gabr” was used to refer to anyone who followed a religion other than… Read More Gabr – A derogatory term for non-Muslims still used by some today?
When studying in India most of the Hindus I encountered seemed to be friendly, welcoming people. Sure, there were a few exceptions but on the whole, I found Hindus to be decent, tolerant people who knew what mattered most in life. But a disturbing trend has been brewing, perhaps catalyzed by the 1948 assassination of… Read More Mohandas Gandhi – Another great literally shot down while promoting peace
There are lots of ways to de-anonymize Tor users. Someone at the NSA gave a presentation on this ten years ago. (I wrote about it for the Guardian in 2013, an essay that reads so dated in light of what we’ve learned since then.) Source: The FBI Identified a Tor User – Schneier on Security… Read More The FBI Identified a Tor User – Schneier on Security | Opinion
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly summoned Russia’s ambassador on Wednesday to condemn a missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Source: Canada summons Russian ambassador to condemn missile strike on Ukrainian apartment building Opinion: Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly means well and it would be worse if she… Read More Canada summons Russian ambassador to condemn missile strike on Ukrainian apartment building | Opinion
Wednesday is Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US. Source: What to watch for to help save a victim of human trafficking Yesterday the local police in Canada did a presentation on TV announcing how they were going to beef up awareness training for police officers on how to recognize victims of human trafficking. Apparently,… Read More What to watch for to help save a victim of human trafficking
“Approximately 235,000 Canadians are homeless. Unfortunately, this number has been rising continuously over the years. With root causes such as poverty, domestic violence, or lack of employment, homelessness in Canada is becoming a booming epidemic.” Source: Homelessness in Canada: What’s Going On? Opinion: Winter time is here in Canada, which brings serious attention to the… Read More Homelessness in Canada: What’s Going On? | Opinion
One of the curses of being highly intuitive is you may perceive things way before others do. You want to warn people of possible dangers but without hard proof, you have no way of showing them why you believe so and so is a dangerous person working to degrade and erode democracy in the free… Read More Opinion – Hostile foreign operators in Canada
There was a time when some young people felt that Remembrance Day was an unnecessary leftover from a time gone past. But I think with Putin’s madness and Xi flaming about the possibility of war, everyone is now aware of how terrible war is. No sane person wants war. But it does happen. And when… Read More What are you fighting for?
As Putin and his stooges work overtime around the world to transform the globe into a big penal colony, we get a harsh reminder with the plight of Brittney Griner, whose appeal was tossed out of court. Griner is off to an unspecified penal colony for – her crime? – putting some cannabis oil in… Read More As Putin and his stooges work overtime around the world…
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