TweetSince the 9/11 tragedy, Muslims have been in self-Quarantined and self-preservation. Living in America as a Muslim has been a tough ride, and a constant struggle, stumbling over the bumps of Islamophobia, racism, and war on terrorism craze. The horrific pandemic that has infected more than a million people around the world and killed more than 50,000 so far has dramatic ramifications not just on the financial structure of our economy, but, more importantly, on our culture and values. As professor Schultz of Hamline University explained on my show, said: Albert Camus’s The Plague and The Stranger. Together they capture the absurdity and tragedy of life in the age of Covid-19, one full not…
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MUSLIM LIFE IN TIME OF PANDEMIC!
TweetSince 9/11, living in America as a Muslim has been a tough ride over a rough road stumbling over Islamophobia, racism, and war on terrorism bumps. In time of the Coronavirus pandemic this may change; there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The horrific Virus that has infected more than a million people around the world and killed more than 50,000 so far has dramatic changes, and the worst is yet to come. The ramifications are not going to affect just the financial structure of our economy, but also, more importantly, our culture. AS professor Schultz of Hamline University explained on my show, America in time of the pandemic…
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IN TIME OF PANDEMIC, AMERICA IS A NATION OF STRANGERS, Prof. David Schultz
TweetIn Time of Pandemic, America, a Nation of Strangers! Prof. David Schultz Prof. Schultz argues, Truth may be stranger than fiction as Mark Twain once said. Yet fiction often speaks truth to reality. In the case of civilization living under the dagger of Covid-19, many are turning to books and plays for distraction and pleasure. While some might read Waiting for Godot in hopes that the quarantines and the disease will soon pass. What we learn from reading The Stranger and The Plague is that there is a script to human nature. It is the script of Kübler-Ross that plays out with every tragedy. How we respond to events like Covid-19 is like living in the movie Groundhog…
