Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

A drama has been unfolding at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London that has captured the attention of the world. Eleven month old Charlie Gard has been treated by the hospital for a very rare mitochondrial disease. He has brain damage and cannot breathe by himself. The hospital wants to turn off his life support machine. Charlie’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, disagree. They have the opportunity to take Charlie to the United States to undergo experimental treatment which might, just might, prolong or improve his life. They managed to raise over $1 million for this purpose but the hospital said ‘No.’ The case was taken to the UK Supreme Court and they sided with the hospital. The court said there was no benefit to taking the child to the USA and his suffering would only be prolonged. Then Charlie’s case went to the European Court of Human Rights. They also agreed with the hospital and UK Supreme Court. ‘ The domestic courts concluded that it would be law...

A group of university students protest outside the administration building. Their complaint: they want to ban racism, sexism, homophobia, islamophobia and all other forms of intolerance; New York City’s Commission on Human Rights wants to re-interpret the city’s anti-discrimination laws. These will cover all citizens in all public places. If a person is denied same-sex facilities, or cross-dressers are treated differently or if a person is called ‘he’ when they want to be called ‘she,’ this would be a violation of the anti-discrimination regulations. The penalty: a $250,000 fine. Religious and social conservatives complain of being silenced by the social media giants for violating ‘anti-abuse’ regulations. What is the ‘abuse?’ Expressing a dissenting opinion from those from the Left Wing. What do all these incidents have in common? The demise of free speech as we know it. For all these examples, and many more, are practicing ‘political correctness,’ with the ult...