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Why Did the Journalist Cross the Road?
All I wanted to do was see the Red Sea. Now here I was in Jeddah, a mere 50 feet from its shoreline. It was 6 p.m. and the sun was beginning to set. All I had to do was cross the Al Kumaysh Road.
Gaddafi and Mandela: Real Friends?
Rana Jawad is a young Lebanese-British woman, married a Libyan, and ended up in Tripoli in 2004. She stayed through the uprising in 2011, was the only western journalist to be in Libya for the duration of the war, and filed for BBC online as the conflict raged [...]
Face-to-Face with an Indian Tiger
I woke up at 3 a.m. I hate early mornings and this was, by my standards, still late night. The sole aim of the day was – to see a tiger in the wild. Not pacing in its cage, but in its natural habitat.
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: Loads of Global Hits
Catching all the Global Hit-related acts took some tight choreography, a little bit of hustle, and regular hydration [...]
Dutch Economy: ‘We’ll Even Do the Dishes for You’
I was recently in the Netherlands reporting a story about the economic and political woes the country is currently feeling [..]
Where Does Israel’s New Coalition Go From Here?
It started with a cosmogony flip-flip. The head of the opposition Kadima party, Shaul Mofaz had called Benjamin Netanyahu a “liar” and said he would never join the prime minister’s coalition [...]
Farm Animals Breed Antibiotic Resistance
India isn’t the only source of these lethal bacteria. They are present all over the world. These bugs and their genes are spreading so rapidly around the world that some scientists regard the resistance genes as a new kind of environmental contaminant.
Saudi Arabia: The Case of the Disappearing Abaya
Dusk had fallen. I was greeted by the supermoon dominating the clear desert night sky. What doesn’t greet me is…my abaya [...]
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: Lessons Learned
Here are some things I’ve learned about the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival [...]
Greek Orthodox Priest Praying in Arabic
Listening to Arabic prayers from a Greek Orthodox priest in a Palestinian Muslim village [...]
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: The Crescent City Looks to Africa
“We want to weave together a tapestry of percussion, rhythm, and harmony from New Orleans through Cuba, the Caribbean, and back to Africa,” Sam Price said, by way of explanation [...]
Is London Heading for ‘Cyclegeddon’?
London hasn’t degenerated into pitched battle between motorists and cyclists as in Toronto. Yet [...]
The London Olympics are Invading My Space!
I can’t wait for the London Olympics. It’s been a long time coming.But until now, it’s all seemed quite far off. Background noise. Not any more. Now it’s getting personal.
London Olympics: Tube Trouble and Anti-Aircraft Missiles
London is slowly, but surely giving itself away to the great, grand and possibly overwhelming spectacle of the Summer Olympics [...]
Why Losing Its Coach Isn’t the End of Barcelona… Yet
Pep Guardiola’s place in soccer history is guaranteed. He is credited with creating perhaps THE most beautiful expression of the beautiful game [...]
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