Feminist activists across Europe participated in the first ever International Topless Jihad Day by baring their breasts outside of mosques while shouting slogans of support for a young Tunisian woman. Many of the activists wore Islamic headscarves in keeping with the jihad theme. Amina Tyler came under fire from radical Islamists in March after posting… Read more »
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Naked European Feminists Protest Islamism: “Our Boobs Are Stronger Than Their Stones”
“Our Boobs Are Stronger Than Their Stones” FEMEN activist dressed to protest. (Joseph Paris, Wikimedia Commons) Naked feminists celebrating “International Topless Jihad Day” held rallies across Europe in support of Tunisian activist Amina Tyler who sparked a scandal last month when she posted naked pictures of herself online with anti-Islamic messages across her chest. Al-Arabiya… Read more »
Boom! Retail sales are way up. Maybe this economy is stronger than we thought.
When Congress allowed payroll taxes to rise at the start of 2013, ensuring that all American workers’ after-tax pay would fall (most by two percent), it was reasonable to worry that the consumer-driven economy would take a damaging blow. Never mind. February retail sales were released Wednesday morning and it’s hard to imagine how the… Read more »
Another Vietnam? Morning Joe Takes On Afghanistan War: ‘Taliban Is Stronger’ And Our Influence Is Not
Morning Joe began the week on a serious note, taking a look at the war in Afghanistan in light of President Hamid Karzai‘s remarks that the United States is colluding with the Taliban. The general consensus around the table seemed to be in favor of leaving the country, with some panelists drawing allusions to the… Read more »