Kurds Have No Friends but the Mountains

10.13.2019 ________________________________________ Recently, after an evening spent discussing the Middle East an international student, who had previously introduced herself to Continue reading →

Strengthened by the Solidarity of Our Alliances

12.23.2018 ________________________________________ Ma’aloula, an ancient Syrian village carved into a hillside, is home to a community of Aramaic-speaking Christians and Continue reading →

Who’s leading whom: Pyongyang. Tehran. Paris.

04.23.2017 ________________________________________   From Pyongyang to Paris foreign affairs dominated the stage this week – and not much of the Continue reading →

No separate paths forward, no easy way out

06.19.2016 ________________________________________ Last Sunday I woke before dawn, as is common during Ramadan, to have a small meal and pray. Continue reading →

Orlando: An act of Hate, not ‘Islamic Terrorism’

06.15.2016 ________________________________________ On Sunday I got up before dawn, as is common during Ramadan, to have a small meal and Continue reading →

Trump just isn’t smart enough to be Commander-in-Chief

05.01.2016 _____________________________________________________ A common fallback for students out of their depth, or too bored to study, or not smart enough Continue reading →

Ignorance, not ISIS, is the existential threat to America

03.27.2016 _______________________________________________________ Three days before the Brussels terror bombings, an ISIS (Daesh) suicide bomber killed four tourists in Istanbul. That Continue reading →

Favor Justice and Judgment, not Bigotry

12.27.2015 _____________________   This past week, in sacred spaces ornate and simple, tiny chapels to grand cathedrals, Christians celebrated the Continue reading →