World Stooping to New Lows
Each day, I try to wake up to a new dawn, counting my blessings. Yet, it is becoming impossible to ignore the glum reality gripping parts of our world. Humanity feels like it is diminishing. Authoritarianism is rising, and a blatant disregard for basic human rights is growing commonplace. The recent tragedy of Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi lays this reality bare. Her own family brutally murdered the innocent fifteen-year-old Iraqi girl for refusing to marry an overage cousin who was also a criminal. Kawthar was younger than my own seventeen-year-old daughter. She was merely trying to assert herself; she wanted to live a life of learning, dignity, and freedom. Access the Guardian Story here Photo: Beautiful and innocent Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi Living in a safe and secure part of the world, I am deeply grateful that my daughter enjoys a premium education and the fundamental freedoms we so often take for granted. But we cannot remain comfortable in our bubbles. We cannot unsee t...