This article about her former life as an elementary schoolteacher before she developed so much more sympathy for the Iraqi civilians in the crossfire than the American soldiers targeted by insurgents, that it caused her to tell her muzzie huzzie she was leaving him to oppose the war. Cute trick!! Here's some snips:
And in the middle of all this pink activism is Ms. Fairooz, who quit her teaching job in Grand Prairie and left her family behind in Arlington [Texas] to become den mother to the women of Code Pink....
As "house mama," Ms. Fairooz shops and cooks for the other residents. "I think my husband would keel over if he knew how much cooking I'm doing down here, because I don't cook," she said. Having a place for the activists to stay "has made all the difference in the world," [Medea] Benjamin said.
Life as a Code Pink activist is not all rose-colored, however. Ms. Fairooz said that although her husband, Mohammed, shares her disapproval of the war, he doesn't support her move. "He's not happy," said Ms. Fairooz, who said she may permanently relocate, though she misses her two grown sons and 6-year-old granddaughter....
"We miss home," said [Medea] Benjamin, who left behind a husband and daughter in San Francisco. "But Desiree has sacrificed more than most."
