Apparently working under the impression that they understand the science of sexuality better than the World Health Organization or the American Medical or Psychological or Psychiatric associations, Texas Republicans made a bold statement last weekend.
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I wasn’t surprised by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's recent statement about a “problem within Islam.”
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From the moment I was admitted to my first psychiatric ward, I was desperate to get out. I hated the smell, the food, most of the staff, the routines, the magazines. I hated the sagging mattresses, the glassless funhouse mirrors, the furniture, the isolation rooms. But as much as I despised the place, there was one saving grace for me there: the other patients.
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And joining mere here in Atlanta, Melody Moezzi. She's the executive director of the non-profit group "100 People of Faith." Good to see all of you. She's also the author of "War on Error, Real Stories of American Muslims." I thought that was the typo. Sorry about that. Welcome to all of you.
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After nearly a year of organized popular strikes and demonstrations against the Shah, Iran’s Islamic Revolution triumphed 31 years ago this week. Being a fetus at the time, however, I have no memory of this defining historical moment in my homeland, despite the fact that it directly determined the direction of my future.
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Meantime, I want to return now to our continuing coverage of Iran and that's taking place, there. Thousands of people have converged on the streets of Tehran in defiance of the Ayatollah Khomeini order yesterday that any protesters who do take to the streets are doing so by breaking the law. Our next guest is a woman who is keeping close tabs on the situation in Iran. She has friends, she has family, there. She lives here in the United States she's also an author of a book here. Melody Moezzi, and Iranian-American author of "War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims." Good to see you, Melody.
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