Monthly Archives: September 2015

Yin To My Yang

A Momma's View

I guess we all define “Soulmate” differently. Some of us believe in soulmates, others don’t. Some define it as the partner we are looking for and for others it can also be a friend that is close and you have a deep connection with. Some think that there can be more than one soulmate in your life.

However you define it, there’s one thing in common. It’s that deep and unusual connection you feel to that person. The trust, the bond. It’s knowing that you know someone. It’s knowing that you can count on that person no matter what. It’s when you know you are born to be with that person.

I once found a definition of Soulmates that is based on Greek Mythology:

“According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them…

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Israel’s War on Children

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By Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges sits down with author and activist Laila el-Haddad to discuss the psychological repression of Gaza’s youth by Israeli state violence and occupation.

 

CHRIS HEDGES, HOST, DAYS OF REVOLT: Hi. I’m Chris Hedges. Welcome to Days of Revolt.

Today we’re going to be discussing the slow-motion genocide that the Israeli government–with, of course, American support–is orchestrating against the 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza, what life is like for them, how the configurations of repression and violence perpetrated by the Israeli state have changed, and what’s happening in the world’s largest open-air prison.

Joining me in the studio is Laila el-Haddad. She has edited, along with Refaat Alareer, of Gaza Unsilenced, an anthology of writings. It includes some of my own writings. She has spent much of her life in and out of Gaza. She has also authored Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything in…

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