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It’s Not Enough to Say ‘This is Tragic’ About Palestinian Suffering
“What sense it makes for these two mornings to exist side by side in the world where we live,” writes poet and essayist Anne Carson in her thought-provoking New Yorker piece. “To be alive is just this pouring in and out.” The two mornings, in this powerful essay, refer to the first morning she described, when she went swimming, and then afterwards, when she sat down to read the morning paper and came across…
A decade ago, a trip to Egypt’s North Coast was simple. Whether you were staying in a rented chalet or…
If Egyptian TV series were your only source of information, you would think the entire country consisted of giant mansions.…
“Hi everyone, this is Bisan from Gaza, and I am still alive.” This is how Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda…