When we here at RELATIVITY Online first watched what has come to be known as the “eat da poo poo” video on Youtube, we broke down in tears from laughter. Even before anything is said, the anti-gay posters can be seen as the video clip begins. And then comes Pastor Ssempa. “My name is pastor [...]

Terrorism is the nightmare of our time and the ready made fuel for political melodramas of Hollywood and beyond.  The more we see of it, however, the less we know or understand. From the simplistic inclusion of the Arab bad guys in movies like “Iron Man,” to the textured character study of Pakistani culture in [...]

Can’t a terrorist like reading books about vampires and coming of age tales of teens? Terrorism Expert Omar Al-Farouq explains how Al-Qaeda’s love for the beloved teen vampire series prevented the death of thousands… or not really. Humor is sometimes the best defense against the world’s ills and the Onion is amongst the best in [...]

How would you react if you saw a Muslim woman being mistreated in a store, not being served purely because of what she was wearing and the religion she follows? ABC’s news magazine Primetime posed this very question and with the help of hidden cameras conducted a little experiment. The results are interesting to watch [...]

What you are about to watch is the result of a nation where the likes of Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin are revered by millions and continually reported as legitimate political and journalistic voices by the mass media. In a fast and furious stump speech for his bid to become Ohio [...]

Islamophobia can best be described as an irrational fear of Islam and Muslims. The term was originally coined in the late 1980s, but became commonly used after September 11, 2001. Much has been said about the so-called “Ground Zero” mosque proposal in New Your City as of late.  RELATIVITY Online’s The Brady Report has seen [...]

The Rise of the New Right is an hour long documentary recently aired on MSNBC and hosted by Hardball’s Chris Matthews. The documentary looks at the rise of the Tea Party movement and a number of other right-wing organizations and militias that have formed since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in [...]

  Racism is both a tragic and fascinating human phenomena that, despite the improved liberal tolerances of our new global village, continues to thrive in societies the world over. As RELATIVTY has discussed at length before, East and West, Third or First world, racism is always there; sometimes beneath the surface and sometimes in our faces. For [...]

  “The European Union has never recognized Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem. Settlements and the demolition of homes are illegal under international law, constitute an obstacle to peace, and threaten to make a two-state solution impossible,” declared Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief. Clear and concise words. Once again, an internationl organization cites Israeli action [...]

We all now know media coverage from around the world collectively condemned Israel’s massacre of the Aid Flotilla headed for Gaza. Every possible organization, from The United Nations to Amnesty International, cried foul and refused to accept any form of reasoning from the Israelis for attacking ships filled with humanitarian aid in international waters. Although there are [...]