She was very provocative, which is good in an opinion writer. She was relentess in her pursuit of truth, and in the reporting of it, even when it was not popular, and without the schadenfreude that often creeps into the telling of difficult stories these days. She was one of those quiet insiders in Philadelpha.
She was one of those gifted voices. She was compelling, she was engaging, she captivated an audience. Fatimah was born to Dr. Deurward Hughes, a gynecologist, and Mary Hughes. She attended Wesleyan University, majoring in English and history,.
Whyatt Mondesire's Philadelphia Sun. She was married to Sen. Hughes who, coincidentally, had the same last name and to Philadelphia radio and TV journalist A. Brahin Ahmaddiya, who died in Most of the 2, negative responses used language so foul my ears curled. These excerpts are some of the milder ones: Jerry Caruso threatened: "Pleeeeease bring it, we'll extinguish you.
From John Hassler: "I'd rather have an all out war than have [Obama] for president. Because he's black. You stupid S. Do these quotes shock you? Is the vitriol not far from the kind of hatred that led to lynching? Unfortunately, sentiments like this are not uncommon. Flip through right-wing talk radio, and you can hear this type of intolerance daily. You have to have a European name to be an American? Barack Obama's candidacy has simply been the latest stage on which some of this antagonism plays out.
I wonder about people like Larry Coltslinger, who said: "Our unemployment rate is as good, or better than it was after all eight years of Bill Clinton. Fatimah Ali, 56, Phila. One of her daughters, Khadija Ahmaddiya, said the cause of death was not known. Funeral arrangements were pending. Published Jan. In fact, longtime friend Karen E. Quinones Miller, a freelance writer, said Fatimah was always available to do whatever was asked of her by local charitable organizations, and she was generous to friends and strangers.
She was always available to volunteer for a good cause. Her voice will be missed. What a loss! Fatimah's Daily News career began in when she sent a letter to the editor expressing her concerns about the dismal condition of Robin Hood Dell, where she had volunteered in her youth. Michael Schefer, then an assistant editorial-page editor, printed the letter. The letter got a lot of response. When the paper was looking for an occasional columnist, he recommended Fatimah and she started writing her column.
She also became an associate member of the paper's editorial board. She was very provocative, which is good in an opinion writer.
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