O heavens and hell. What will happen if this becomes a reality in 2012 ?

Recently the Nepali government lifted its seven year long ban on migrant laborers seeking employment in Iraq. But the ban has to be reinstated because Iraq is not ready, yet, to be a safe destination for migrant laborers-from Nepal and elsewhere.

So why is President Obama—the man to break so many barriers and one with a gift of gab—now seeing sinking poll numbers? I am his supporter, and I think I know why.

So yesterday was the last day of the Nepali month of Shrawan. This month is considered auspicious for Lord Shiva's devotees, and this month is especially irritating and frustrating for many like me who don't view God and religion as their personal wish-granting genie.

A few weeks ago, my husband and I took a day trip to the Lakota Wolf Preserve in Columbia, New Jersey. The preserve rests on Camp Taylor, just minutes from the Delaware Water Gap and the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

Okay, this news is mind boggling. According to the AP:

"CALCUTTA, India — Students at an Islamic university in eastern India have refused to allow a female lecturer to teach unless she wears an all-encompassing Muslim veil, the teacher said Thursday."

I am amazed, dismayed and frankly very angry at this thought of opening a mosque at Ground Zero.

I am no Muslim or Islam hater and I don't believe that every Muslim is a terrorist  or that Islam is an evil religion. However, there is a limit to how far we can go on encouraging cultural understanding and acceptance.