Beena’s post on the CNN Blog after Mush resigned.
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mahmoud darwish…
11 Aug, 2008
from You’ll Be Forgotten, As If You Never Were By Mahmoud Darwish / translated by Fady Joudah I am for the road … There are those whose footsteps walk upon...
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art in houston …
19 Jul, 2008
Art in Houston – this is the short piece that I presented at Houston Center for Photography’s Lens Libs: Today I am remembering the sunny morning when William Pope.L began...
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he performs his poem…
27 Jun, 2008
he performs his poem. when he is finished, he smiles and takes a deep bow. his electric words, his energy, and his appearance in sharp black pants and snazzy...
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after Katrina…
18 Jun, 2008
Years ago, while still a grad student, I remember driving through New Orleans and thinking that this is a city where things happen and people move. And then, things...
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independent bookstores rock…
29 May, 2008
independent bookstores rock. as do independent publishers. to name a few: bookwoman, bookpeople, brazos bookstore, liberty books.
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Yesterday afternoon, as I drive Minal…
08 May, 2008
Yesterday afternoon, as I drive Minal home, I approach the stop sign that we pass every day. Once we reach it, I do what I always do: I put...
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6 word memoir
13 Apr, 2008
along coastlines she walks home slowly I was tagged by Anita I tag Emmy, Kayte, Lauren, Vivek, Christa The six word memoir rules are: write your own six word...
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my essay in NYT magazine…
01 Apr, 2008
Back in January, shortly after I returned to Houston after spending six weeks in Karachi, I was invited to write a piece for the New York Times’ Sunday Magazine...
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