Immigration
When Ignored, Minor Crimes Can Lead to Major Crim
My colleague Jessica Vaughan has laid out many of the weak points where immigration enforcement meets criminal law enforcement. Those weak points came to the fore with ……Read More
Lifestyle
Books
Sonia Nimr’s ‘Strange Travels in Amazing Lands’ Wins Etisalat’s YA Award for Arabic Children’s Literature
This morning, the Etisalat prize for Arabic Children’s Literature announced that Sonia Nimr’s Strange Travels in Amazing Lands was chosen as the second annual winner in its Young Adult category: ……Read More
Books
One Girl ‘Against the Tide’: A Gazan Story, a Universal Story
Today, organizers will announce the winners of the Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature, including in the Young Adult category. Last year, Taghreed Najjar’s Sitt al-Kol was on a ……Read More
Books
A Year in Qena’: What You Don’t Know About the Egyptian Countryside…
Egyptian writer Hadil Ghoneim’s A Year in Qena was one of five books on a shortlist for this year’s Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature, in the Young Adult category, ……Read More
Books
Chronicles of Majnun Layla & Selected Poems: A Different Kind of Crazy
It’s easy to see why Ferial Ghazoul and John Verlenden would choose the “Chronicles of Majnun Layla” as the centerpiece of their Qassim Haddad collection, ……Read More
Daily Life
Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
News reports are rarely accurate while rumours are gold By Stephen Pate – When Mark Twain read a story about his demise he sent the ……Read More