Should we tweet rape?
Update: This post includes content from a few others on the issue. Over the last few days, readers here and elsewhere have shared some…
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Writers wanted: Social injustice after 9/11
My erstwhile classmate and current literati Alia Malek is editing a book that needs contributions. Alia wrote A Country Called Amreeka: American Roots, Arab…
Read MoreTo Journalism, with love from Africa
In a break from a torrent of writing, I was reading a quick take on Adam Hochschild’s talk at a recent writer’s conference. He’s…
Read MoreOn Sept 11, thoughts from Afghanistan
Here’s a note from a friend of mine who’s working in Afghanistan. Today marks 9 years since volunteering at ground zero beside thousands of…
Read MoreOn September 11
I’m thinking about a Newsweek article I read recently, about two mothers, each of whom lost a son in New York on September 11….
Read MoreQuote of the day
From my ever-increasing Vault of Thus Far Unused Reportage A Burundian man described to me meeting some people from Belgium, who were befuddled by…
Read MoreOn transitions and translations
Yesterday, Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame was inaugurated for his second term. I listened to his speech on the radio, much of which was in…
Read MoreEr, well, one more (funny) thing.
I’m waiting at the airport, where there’s a fair amount of funny English. Here’s a few little gems to keep you smiling: In the…
Read MoreOffsetting my digital footprint
You can’t get on a plane or buy something significant any more without someone asking you to offset your carbon footprint. Well, that’s probably…
Read MoreWhat to read on Pakistan?
I’ve been distracted in and by my little pocket of Central Africa, and meanwhile, Pakistan is floating away. I’ve known this, of course —…
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