Meet Linda Randolph. Her resume is impressive. Public health pediatrician. Graduated from Howard University College of Medicine and the School of Public Health in Berkeley, California. She is president and…
Hasan Zeya used to boast about how he was still practicing medicine into his early 80s. But at 84, he no longer is happy about his age. His daughter, Rena,…
My friend Joe Duran just called me after many months. I'd last seen him in November in Istanbul. Now, he was calling from his native Mexico, where he'd gone on…
I stand inside the Al Warda supermarket in Baghdad's Kerrada neighborhood staring at boxes of dates, but my mind races back to another time. I used to shop here in…
I felt small standing amid the Roman ruins in Jerash. I marvel at the building accomplishments of people who lived so long ago; they intended to make structures last. How…
Carnage: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria. Catwalk: Armani, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent. War is ugly. Fashion is beautiful. War projects the worst of humanity. Fashion displays sartorial splendor in its highest. War…
On my last full day in Europe back in Novemeber (yes, I meant to write this eons ago), I hopped on a bus in Prague for an hour ride northwest to…
Today, we bid goodbye to 2012 and usher in a new year. It's a time of cheer and remembrance. We like lists. So we have the top 10s of everything…
When I was home in Kolkata several years ago, I climbed aboard a crowded public bus to go across town. The experience was far from pleasant. It was hot and…
