So, earlier this month, when my husband presented me with two tickets to Paris, I had to hide my trepidation behind a wide smile. Had my anti-French rhetoric calmed down in the past 12 months enough for him to think France was a safe space for Muslims? Had he not read the recent article in Al Jazeera highlighting Frances state-sponsored Islamophobia and the subsequent violence that followed? Did my husband even love me? Why was he sending me into the belly of the beast and disguising it as a Romantic getaway?
Author: this_hybrid_reads
Hi I’m Mina, a librarian, a reader, an indoor plant enthusiast and now a blogger.
The Façade of Freedom
An elementary understanding of justice tells you that our “democracy” is nothing other than smoke and mirrors. 90% of our print media is owned by just three companies and it is even worse online. Google, Meta and their AI tools spread misinformation like a toxic gas. We have sleepwalked into the era of the thought police, mistaking mind control for progress and ease! Anyone who has used Instagram since the beginning of this genocide to share stories from Palestinians will tell you that the devil works hard, but the Zionists at Meta work harder.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X review
I know not everyone will make it to the end of this review, it is without exception, my longest. As a rule I avoid star or numerical rating systems as I find them limiting in their scope. I love so many books, but I don’t always recommend them. Here is my exception. I would give…
This Hybrid Reads 