I WILL NEVER FORGET KAZEM

The day starts at 6:00 am when a guard passes through the corridor slapping his club against the iron rods that made the rooms doors. The detainees will have 30 minutes to get ready by folding up their blankets and straighten out themselves. Then they leave their...

BORN TO RUN

Watching the winners at the Beijing Olympic Games brings mixed emotions especially when there is a drastic or a dire story behind the gold medal winners. Human ability to achieve extraordinary physical goals is unlimited, such as a female runner who won a gold medal...

MAHMOUD DARWISH

While mourning and paying respect to the deceased are sacred rituals among every culture known to human through history, I feel the Palestinian people need more than paying respect to a dead man. The way Poet Darwish’s death was treated by the fellow Arabs is a...

GUILTY AS CHARGED

Living in several counties and different states may be an advantageous, since one would learn different languages, be exposed to different cultures, and expand knowledge. One might think that all of the above would help people to be open-minded, become moderate,...

LOST IN TRANSLATION

The morning of the eighteenth of June 1980 was my first time to walk in Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which runs east and west. It is the main street that leads to the University of Arkansas. The Physics building happened to be located on the south side of...

CITY OF OUTLAWS

The overcast, gray, and gloomy weather in Dayton area for most of the year appears to have a negative impact on the inhabitants. The absence of the sun has a major influence on the behavior of people. A day without a shining sun is very depressing, discouraging, and...