Books
Book review – Aamir Khan – Actor Activist Achiever
I was tremendously excited to catch hold of 'Aamir Khan – Actor Activist Achiever'. A coffee table book spanning over 250 odd pages with Aamir ……Read More
Lifestyle
Books
Sheikh Zayed Book Awards Announces Longlist in ‘Young Author’ Category
he longlists for the 2015 Sheikh Zayed Book Awards (SZBA) were announced yesterday in the Emerging Author and Children’s Book categories: The Emerging Author (or “young author”) longlist includes ……Read More
Books
American University in Beirut Launches Sawwaf Comics Initiative; Egyptian Comix Week Starts Tomorrow
Comics — and graphic novels — continue to blossom in Arabic-writing hotspots, including Algiers, Beirut, and Cairo: Starting tomorrow, the first edition of Between Cadres (BECA) — Egypt ……Read More
Books
Review: ‘House of the Wolf’ a Multigenerational Novel with Women’s Lives at the Center
Ezzat al-Kamhawi’s House of the Wolf (trans. Nancy Roberts), winner of the 2012 Naguib Mahfouz Medal, is a multi-generational epic in the tradition of Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy. But ……Read More
Immigration
Obama’s Lawless Immigration Plan Is a Gift to the 1%
The start of my op-ed posted today at TheHill.com: Unlike most political issues, immigration is not really a right vs. left or Republican vs. Democrat ……Read More
Immigration
DHS Chooses Convenience for Aliens over Sound Decision-Making in L-1 Move
While the process in question does not deal with many aliens, a recent announcement by DHS about the L-1 and TN visas at the northern ……Read More