“Kabul stops time. Its mountains are songs…â€
A photo essay by Nathalie Handal, exploring the beauty of Kabul.
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Twenty Questions
“I press my forehead against the cold glass as the bus moves onward, the sliver of land between highways, the dogs, it all collapses into nothing.” Elena Robidoux writes of disillusionment in Peru.
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Memories of Reading: Part III
“Each re-telling of those extraordinary tales of derring-do was invested with a sense of immediacy and cinematic detailing.” Chitralekha Basu concludes her memoir on the literature that shaped her.
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White Women, Racism and the Mother Wound
“Let’s transform the self-defensive stance of ‘I’m not racist’ into a widespread, activated stance of ‘I’m committed to undoing racism in myself and in my culture.'” Bethany Webster discusses racism and the feminine.
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Memories of Reading: Part II
“Ma got totally exasperated with the fights, which had become ritual, she would have with me over who got to read Desh first.” Part II of Chitralekha Basu’s literary childhood.
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Memories of Reading: Part I
“I had an insatiable appetite for stories and would badger my parents to read from the books I had accumulated.” Chitralekha Basu reflects on the literature that shaped her writing.
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When State Replaces God
“Following every international or domestic terrorism act committed by a Muslim, the American-Muslim community divides under pressure…” Sharmin Sadequee investigates the meaning and repercussions of collective responsibility.
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The Know-It-All Who Didn’t
“Of course, the more I tried to get away from that past, the more I ran right into it.” M. M. Adjarian’s story of self discovery.
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Love — Perfect
“We all lived in a hostel on Green Avenue in Bed-Stuy. My days were spent cleaning the rooms and making.” Michael E. Wilson Jr. writes of life and love at an international hostel in New York City.
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Daring the Volcanoes in Central America
“Central American countries with the Pacific Ocean as their coastline are considered to lay “in a ring of fire known to have so-called “volcanic national parks.†Sankar Chatterjee shares his journey around the volcanoes of Central America.
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