I dislike large, impersonal, corporate hotels. Unfortunately I am almost forced to stay in them when attending conferences. It is much easier to stay at the conference hotel, as I can go back to my room at any time to rest or get something. More »
Monthly Archive for May, 2009
Following my promise after my first visit, a few weeks ago I returned with my cousin Mohammad and family, to see Bibi Zahra, the woman I found so much admiration for. Good news is that Elham is spending most of her time in the nearby village of Torgabeh, in the library, and takes sandwiches with her to maximize her study time. We hope to see her in a university in a few months. More »
I am normally not too sentimental when reading about the news. Like most others I have been desensitized by the constant images of suffering I have seen. But this picture hit a raw nerve somewhere in me. It is a picture of Hussein, one of the many children and infants we (the adults of this world) have injured or blinded in Iraq. More »
