This article was commissioned by the Danish newspaper Politiken and appeared on Sunday, April 6, 2003.

A Lamentation

O Democracy, o new messianic prayer currently running on the lips of the multitudes invoked as some merciful deity to hasten the coming of some long-desired deliverance. O how quickly do words and notions, made holy and sacred, turn against their inventors. O how ironic and oft-recurring is the dream that turns into a nightmare, especially when you are an Arab.  Continue reading “Democratization American Style!” →