Men In The Sun: Stories from Palestine
Men in the Sun is a slight volume of 7 short stories, the longest only 52 pages. Published in 1999 …
Category Archives: Middle East
Bliss — An Unexpected Movie
I’d had the movie Bliss in my Tivo instant line-up for quite a while and kept avoiding it. The short …
Readings in Contemporary Arabic Literature
I’ve been reading the marvelous Cities of Salt by Abdelrahman Munif, for many weeks, and have begun The Trench, the …
Two Books from City Lights
City Lights Books had two books of its own publishing house arrive today. Don’t stop wanting them until they are …
Robert Fisk: Lannan Prize
“Robert Fisk stands out as one of the rare reporters on Middle East affairs who tells the story of war …
Taha Muhammad Ali: A Poem
A friend of mine, John Huyler, has made it a practice over the years to read a poem every night …
ER – A Poem
I haven’t posted many poems lately. Since Iran is in the news — and Iraq — this one strikes me …