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They Tell Me You Have Copies of Awlad 7aretna’

September 16, 2014 Sara 0

Tonight, academic, novelist, and translator Elliott Colla will be joining a panel of poets, activists and scholars speaking about poetical and political freedoms at George Mason University’s Fall for ……Read More

Does Protest Rejuvenate or Limit Literature?

September 16, 2014 Sara 0

Two recent PEN pieces — an event called “Literary Activism: is poetry the strongest form of protest?” and an essay by short-story writer Rasha Abbas, “Art ……Read More

Dispatch From “Almost America”

September 16, 2014 Sara 0

El Paso – I had to chuckle as I read the first line of a front-page story in the El Paso Times, which I had picked up in the ……Read More

Mass. ‘Public Safety’ Office Seeks to Impede Immigration Enforcement

September 16, 2014 Sara 0

A couple of weeks ago, an issue came to light in Massachusetts that once again highlights the fact that state and local officials continue to ……Read More

Cato Institute Rebuttal to CIS Employment Report Is a Non Sequitur

September 16, 2014 Sara 1

Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute, which argues for open borders and amnesty, has published a posting at Cato’s blog that tries to refute a report authored by Karen ……Read More

Fit Tip: Can’t Do A Push-Up? Try This Beginner Trick

September 15, 2014 Afsheen Shafiq 0

Work your way up to a full push-up with this building-block exercise that will help you develop upper-body strength. Push-ups against the wall are a great ……Read More