Relativity OnLine

David Anthony Hohol

Editor-in-Chief — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:56:14 +0000

Born in Edmonton, Canada, RELATIVITY OnLine’s Editor-in-Chief has a BA in English Literature from the University of Calgary and an MA in Creative Writing, with a specialization in biographical and auto-biographical research, from Warnborough College in Dublin, Ireland. Hohol has worked or studied in North American, Asian, Middle Eastern, and European circles of Education and has [...]

Divyaa Kummar

Editor-in-Chief — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:40:51 +0000

RELATIVITY OnLine’s own resident guru, Divyaa Kummar is a spiritual facilitator and fellow traveler for all those on the journey towards Self. A resident of Bombay, India she does not consider herself an academic, describing all she expresses as intuitive, rising from somewhere within her. Using words to take her readers beyond words, Kummar’s goal [...]

Peeling the Cosmic Onion – Unleash the Genie

Editor-in-Chief — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:49:46 +0000

From India corespondent Divyaa Kummar… “There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one.” Thoughts matter – [...]

Photo of the Week: An Undying Pride in Jordan

Editor-in-Chief — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:04:36 +0000

Pride can often be both seen and felt, as in the photo above. Taken in Jordan’s capital of Amman, in the Eastern side of the city, the merchant sits in one of the many outdoor fruit and vegetable markets scattered throughout the impoverished end of town. While the West End is home to Starbucks, Movie [...]

The Brady Report: The Impossible Dream

Editor-in-Chief — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:10:28 +0000

Bipartisanship, in modern politics, is a lie – a falsehood, a hopeless dream, a fantasy based on nothing. And yet this doesn’t prevent either side of the political divide from using the idea of it as a tool for derision, division, and justification, even when those employing it know it to [...]

Tanzanian Tales from the Dark Side

Editor-in-Chief — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:14:22 +0000

From Tanzania Correspondent Lute wa Lutengano… I have this tendency to surrender myself to the law enforcement officers in any town I visit and plan to spend a night or more. It is not that I am prone to breaking laws but rather I feel more secure when I know that the Police chiefs in [...]

Abaya House Rules

Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:23:57 +0000

From Saudi Arabian Corespondent Eman Al Nafjan… It’s true, abayas are regulated and policed. And I don’t only mean the PVPV trolling the malls shouting at women to cover. For a Saudi woman that’s minor when compared to what we have to go through at schools and colleges. You can gauge the political stance of the [...]

The Throws of Morality and The Secular Soldier

Editor-in-Chief — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:41:54 +0000

From Filipino Congressman Mong Palatino… “Immoral” rock concerts were banned in Malaysia. An “immoral” gay group was disqualified from participating in the Philippine elections. Immorality was blamed for the natural disasters that hit Indonesia this year. It seems public authorities are playing the morality card to uphold the dominant social order in many Southeast Asian countries. To [...]

Brown Eye for the White Guy: The White Man’s Burden

Editor-in-Chief — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:09:30 +0000

From Dubai Correspondent James O’Hearn… In 2005 I married a wonderful young woman named Nerissa D’Souza. Her family is Goan, and though she is Indian by nationality, she spent her entire life in Dubai. When I moved to Dubai in 2006, I moved in with her family, and by 2007 I had become a “traditional” Indian [...]

Top Ten Male Bonding Activities

Editor-in-Chief — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:59:12 +0000

One thing we all know for sure is that despite our similarities, men and women and very different. A key difference between genders has always been how we socialize with one another. Sociologists have long pointed out men tend to mix best while in the midst of an activity of some sort. Women, on the [...]