Thanatos and Eros: Death and Love
October 26, 2015
Last month I went to a presentation by Regina José Galindo, a Guatemalan performance artist. She... read more
Austronesian Origin Stories: The Polynesians
September 10, 2015
The pre-colonial Polynesians, who are Austronesian, revered a supreme deity who, according to the story,... read more
Tibetan: Melting Snow and Protests
August 27, 2015
As the Tibetan lama, Arjia Rinpoché, puts it, Tibet’s “language, its religion, its culture, and... read more
The Blue Hour & The Bridge of Love Locks in Paris
August 24, 2015
This fanciful blog was inspired by my first time-slip novel The Blue Hour (affiliate) . The story... read more
Arabic and The Story of the Qur’ān
August 13, 2015
What is the relationship between literacy, Islam and the Arabic language? According to Islamic tradition,... read more
Kurds and Kurdistan: Lines are Drawn in the Sand
August 6, 2015
The Turks have Turkey, the Syrians have Syria. Why do the Kurds not have a... read more