A Powerful Writer

August 13th, 2008

Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) found world wide acceptance and acclaim. A very powerful writer with a different way of thinking and unique philosophy, she has influenced millions of readers the world over, who have embraced her theory that man must be selfish in order to achieve.

A Brutal Act!

July 18th, 2008

A 17 year old girl who was reportedly whipped by the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat valley has denied it before a magistrate. This public whipping of the girl, for coming out of her house with a man, who was not her husband, drew widespread protests and demonstrations by women’s groups.