Back to Haiti
I returned to Port-au-Prince yesterday.Before January, it was a city known to me only through books and a few films and of course, the news – always bad news. But…
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April 30, 2010
Earth Day
Today is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.Millions of people around the globe are holding events today that reflect on the planet and increase awareness of the environment. Back in…
April 22, 2010
Sisters
I don't have a sister, though sometimes, in my childhood, I got a taste of what that might be like because we lived among extended families. The line between a…
April 20, 2010
Loadshedding
India has come a long way since my childhood. And not.This week's headlines: Celsius rises, so does loadshedding. In American English, this means temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and…
April 8, 2010
Crossfire
If you look at the map on photographer Shahidul Alam's Web site, Bangladesh is a sea of yellow pinpricks -- each virtual thumb tack pointing to a killing by the…
April 2, 2010