Sure, that's a great reason to dismiss an entire variety of schooling.

Daily Beast reports that Boko Haram is NOT ISLAMIC, and the media's role in perpetuating that misinformation is a bit xenophobic. Read here.

Correlation is not causation, people. Just because the kidnappers are Muslim, doesn't mean that all Muslims are rights-restricting kidnappers.

As a Cameroonian from the north, where actually a lot of Muslim are working very hard to trace the itinerary of this terrorist, fuck you.

Don't forget money! The more the extremist play up the more money ends up in the hands of military and security officials. I'm a Nigerian and these are things I've heard first hand. You have to understand Boko Haram are just using the "muslim" title because it operates a weird place in our social political lives. A…

If there's anything corrupt governments in Africa love it's crazy whacko extremists, specifically muslim extremists. Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya are just some of the countries using terrorism to justify complete military style control over dissidents.They need these extremists so they can operate without the west…

Wish that we could all recuperate from our coach class seat at Kensington Palace in our 20 room apartment with domestic help, chefs, nannies and . . . . . oh, the gardens!

Ellen, I evidently recommended your post while scrolling up the page. I don't agree with you, and you are ethically, factually and morally incorrect.

"I'm really tired of trying to teach stupid people basic facts about history and law" said the woman on the internet who could cease those actions at any time she wishes.

That islamophobia is so hot right now.

seriously, Ellen, do you have anything new to say? You repeat the same set of lines over and over again every time something remotely related to Islam comes up. We get your platform and your shtick. You're entitled to your opinion, but you're just becoming a nuisance to us all now.

I agree completely that questions about bodies and surgeries need to end, but Mock's book is titled, in part, "My Path to Womanhood." The official book jacket says it is a book about growing up as a trans girl.

When you write a book explicitly about your experience growing up trans and transitioning to womanhood,…

So, they shouldn't even bother to rectify this historical problem? Also, this list looks like suggested starting points for those who want to help, not the firm "making white employees talk to POC." A problem with POC moving up through the corporate world is a lack of connections/networking due to historically having…

As a European living in Uganda, I agree with you (mostly. I don't hope he has to suffer under Ugandan law).

As an African living in America, this annoys me to no end. I understand the call for gay-rights here and must say I have been exposed to the culture of homosexuality of which I was I familiar until I moved here. I'm supportive of their rights as campaigned for by the majority of the nation.

so much going on in the comments! and lots of really good commentary about the reductive aspects of western NGOs and human rights advocacy. however, just a quick note on the discussion about white US evangelical involvement: i think that discussion has become *just* as reductive. yes, white american evangelicals and…

The issue here isn't "cultural relativism." The issue here is that his action may do more harm than good. The issue here is that his action may have been motivated by self-promotion, not by actually helping Ugandans. The issue here is the media is now reporting about the issue from a white American's perspective,…

Your post sounds a lot like the "White Man's Burden."

I applaud the intention behind this move, but worry that a white American enacting a publicity stunt like this will will fuel the existing narrative among anti-gay Ugandan groups that homosexuality is "imported" and that being gay is "un-African." I wonder whether he was aware of this rhetoric before planning this. …

Pretty meaningless and privileged gesture. He is a rich white guy, he won't experience any retribution for this and he has the option of leaving the country immediately should he be in any danger. I just wonder about the position he has put his tour guide, people who carry his gear, etc in. They are the ones likely to…