“I am going to live here forever.”
Accra, where I learned how old I finally am I can sympathize with this kid, rapt at the window as we descend into Ghana….
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Thanks to the girls at St. Mary's in Portland, Ore.
I had a great time this afternoon with the ladies of the comparative religion class at St. Mary’s Academy in leafy downtown Portland. Thanks,…
Read MoreComing Soon, or, this is a teaser
Things have been quiet here, on and off, for a month or two, and they’re going to stay that way as I finish up…
Read MoreOnce more, on torture
My article “Reading the Wounds,” about two New York City doctors who started a clinic to treat torture survivors, is in this year’s Best…
Read More(Eat) Fast for Darfur
In February, when I was in Kigali, a Rwandan friend came over for dinner, and he was surprised that I was eating. He was…
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Post 9/11, Americans Say Muslims Face Most Discrimination
But many also see Islam as a violent religion, according to a Pew Forum survey. New York — Eight years after the terrorist attacks…
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The “Last Column” of 9/11
New York — New York City struck its first notes of memorial solemnity this week, returning an icon of the 9/11 attacks to ground…
Read MoreOn growing up, and on remembering tragedy
I’m yanking this from the wonderful Molly Langmuir’s blog. It’s so, so true (though my particular fantasy was about being attended on the sidelines…
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How an LA Gang Leader, Saved By Books, Uses Arts to Help Others
Poet Luis Rodriguez created Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural and bookstore to help save others. Luis Rodriguez is not particularly interested in genesis stories. This…
Read MoreAn antidote for cynicism
As some of you may vouch for, I’m often working out my personal duality, bouncing back and forth between hands-in-the-air cynicism and body-clenched optimism…
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