Letters from Cairo
29 January '14
When her husband is offered a six-month Fulbright grant to teach American literature at Cairo University, Pauline Kaldas embarks on a new journey – and an opportunity to return home. A native of Egypt, she immigrated with her parents to the United States when she was eight years old. Returning now with her own children […]
Defy The Stars
29 January '14
Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
29 January '14
Sari Nusseibeh’s family is inextricably interwoven with the city of Jerusalem and the Palestinian people, and his own life with their nationalist struggle. Born in 1949 into a privileged, modern, educated family, Sari grew up a freethinker by nature, always aware of the competing holy places a stone s throw from his house in Jordanian-controlled […]
My Life as a Traitor
29 January '14
When the blindfold is removed, the first thing my vision registers is the face of the man who is to be my interrogator. He knows the impact his appearance will have on a young woman, really a child, snatched from the streets without warning. He knows everything about my terror. Born in 1981, Zarah Ghahramani […]