Omar Ilhan: “I Am a Survivor of War”

02.05.2023 __This past Thursday, after having had two cups of cardamom-flavored coffee and finished Wordle (3/6), my column deadline approaches Continue reading →

Graced by Crawdads Singing

01.29.2023 __Recently, as I was celebrating yet another birthday, I was reminded of Howard Thurman’s observation that “The years, the Continue reading →

MLK Sculpture: Bending the Arc to Embrace the Promise of Justice

01.22.2023 __This week an arc bent toward justice in Boston Common, where a 20’ tall bronze sculpture was unveiled to Continue reading →

Be Vigilant: Resist Insurrectionists Everywhere

01.15.2023 __“It is easier for a man to burn down his own house than to get rid of his prejudices,” Continue reading →

Monday-Night-Lights: Play, Kneel, Pray

01.08.2023 __Only one pro football player has ever died on an NFL field.  On Oct. 24, 1971, Chuck Hughes, a Continue reading →

Let There Be Light

12.25.2022 __The Winter Solstice was marked in the Northern Hemisphere this week on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 16:48 EST. Continue reading →

Morocco v France: A Post-Colonial World in Qatar 

12.18.2022 __”Traveling offers you a hundred roads to adventure,” 14th century Moroccan scholar and writer Ibn Battuta wrote, “and gives Continue reading →

World Cup: Triumph, Defeat, Angst – Promise

12.04.2022 __GOOOOAL! I was torn this week as I watched the World Cup football (soccer) match between the United States Continue reading →