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Alaikum Salaam

I’ve never been to Egypt or Tunisia or Libya or Bahrain, but my heart and thoughts are tangled in those places now. I hope, one day, to visit each country and listen to stories of how revolution in 2011 brought greater peace, freedom and equal rights to the people. At the moment, however, I pray [...]

by on February 22, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by emmajames on February 22, 2011

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Tibet

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s forced flight from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. In anticipation of this crucial and sad milestone, the Chinese government has closed Tibet to foreign tourists and media, and put severe restrictions, such as banning prayer, on monastic life – a cornerstone of Tibetan [...]

by on March 10, 2009  •  Permalink
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Posted by emmajames on March 10, 2009

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Lies

If you were drained of all political fervor in 2008, and you are currently living under a rock, you may not know of Rod Blagojevich. Since most of you do, however, I won’t bother providing his bio here. You may wonder, in fact, why the hell I would even utter his name given his ubiquitous [...]

by on January 28, 2009  •  Permalink
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Posted by emmajames on January 28, 2009

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Tears of Joy

For about five days in early November, 2008, I had a leaky eye problem. Every news story made me reach for the Kleenex. It wasn’t allergies. It wasn’t grief. It was profound joy and absolute relief. The same affliction came over me this past weekend, and has developed into a full-fledged crying jag today. Barack [...]

by on January 20, 2009  •  Permalink
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Posted by emmajames on January 20, 2009

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