To combat what they saw as misperceptions about women in the Muslim world, two Islamic women teamed up to create a traveling exhibit featuring female artists from Islamic countries. The show "Breaking the Veils: Women Artists From the Islamic World" began its three-year United States tour at the Clinton Presidential Library, where it will be on view through Sept. 14.

Of course, there is a catch, likely because Islamic women are actually oppressed...Despite the show's title, not all the artists are Muslim. Some works are by Buddhists, Christians and Hindus from the Arab world.

Princess Al Hashemi of Jordan, and one of the promoters of the exhibit, said, "When we say the Islamic world, we mean the cultural world ... not the religious world." (AP)

WASH-Jul 2-DJNS-- In the winter of 1777, the Continental Army was encamped at Valley Forge. It was cold. Men were freezing, hungry, bloody, beaten and battle weary. The winter was particularly harsh. Threadbare and without food, the Continental Army experienced desertions, disease, despair and death. It was a grim picture for America as George Washington observed, "If the army does not get help soon, in all likelihood it will disband." As men drew upon their faith, as they contemplated their duty amid their misery, the weather began to break and they began to train. Clothing and food began to trickle in and the turning point for America was birthed out of the hearts of those men.

WASH-Jul 1-DJNS-- Candidate for President of the United States, B. Hussein Obama, spent an entire day defining patriotism as something that is not a loyalty to a government but an ideal. And he said that when the ideals of the people do not match up with the ideals of the government, then dissent is patriotism.  This is all fine and good, but what if those who are dissenting are the ones who do not line up with the ideals of America? Has anyone considered that the global warmists, the abortionists, the homosexual activists, the separation of God and state proponents, the tax and spend enthusiasts--that they are the ones who are out of step with the "ideal" of America?

WASH-Jun 27-DJNS-- Beware of those who claim they are Christians and believe there are other ways to eternal life. If one says he is a Christian and yet he also says that there are other ways to eternal life, he is not a Christian, even though he thinks he is. Thanks to many preachers, presidents, presidential candidates and other public figures who say there are many ways to eternal life and also claim Christianity, the American public is seemingly confused and deceived. A Pew Research Poll of some 35,000 people indicated that 57 percent of American evangelicals believe many religions can lead to eternal life.

WASH-Jun 26-DJNS--The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allowed for the death penalty for people convicted of raping a child under 12. The high court in its 5-4 decision said that the death penalty was not a "proportional punishment for the rape of a child." Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, taking into consideration that there had not been an execution for such a crime that did not involve the death of the victim for some 44 years. Kennedy said that in terms of moral depravity and of the injury to the person and to the public, rape and other crimes cannot be compared to murder in their "severity and irrevocability."

WASH-Jun 25-DJNS-- B. Hussein Obama has made a campaign theme of it being time for a change. And the American people are buying in to the idea. But campaign slogans are just not what they are cracked up to be. While Obama is probably right on point that Americans want change, the type of change they want may not be the same kind of change Obama is seeking. It may well be one of those situations where the suggestion of change to the masses has a meaning far broader and deeper than the actual change any of the politicians are willing to make. In other words, Americans should be very cautious to not be deceived by politicians wanting votes by flogging the idea of change.

WASH-Jun 24-DJNS-- World events are moving so fast, one upon another, that even journalists for major news services are taking notice and wondering what is going on. The Associated Press has written a story that asks in its lead, "Is everything spinning out of control?" The authors of the story cite a laundry list of catastrophes occurring right before our very eyes. They include the floods in the midwest, where entire towns are under water; the declining values of homes; unaffordability of air fare, college tuition, and health care; wars raging without end in Iraq and Afghanistan; and worldwide disasters killing tens of thousands.

WASH-Jun 20-DJNS-- What would you do if your 12 year old daughter was sneaking around and putting inappropriate pictures of herself on the internet? Most self-respecting parents would make sure that the girl would not be allowed on the internet until they were sure that her internet use was appropriate. Maybe they would take away some privileges from the girl so she understands that she cannot get away with such behavior. That's what one Canadian parent did. And it got him hauled into court with the judge overturning his punishment of taking away the internet because it was too harsh.

WASH-Jun 19-DJNS-- America is in big trouble and the debate over how to solve the oil crisis has exposed to the world why. There are communists and socialists running Congress and the American people have to date refused to do anything about it. In the wake of President Bush and Republican presidential nominee to be, Senator John McCain, calling for Congress to lift the ban on offshore and Alaska drilling for oil, Democratic Congressmen went on a rant about why that's a bad idea. They started by spinning their message against the oil companies to the news media--that the oil companies have over 60 million acres of land to drill on and they haven't used it. Then they attacked the GOP for being the "Gas and Oil Party."

WASH-Jun 18-DJNS--God bless the Israelis for wanting peace, but sometimes the desire to just be left alone is a dangerous precursor to deadly deeds. Egypt has helped broker a truce between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. For Hamas agreeing to stop shelling innocent Israeli citizens from its stronghold positions in Gaza, Israel will open borders, end the blockade of Gaza, and give back to Hamas some 450 of its jailed terrorists. What do the Israelis get in return? Apparently, Hamas will try to maintain some control over terrorists killing innocent Israelis for six months. In other words, Israel caved in to Hamas demands and got virtually nothing in return.