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Refugees

by: Luis Lazaro Tijerina
on September 3 2015

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This poem is a response to the refugee/migrant crisis now engulfing Europe.

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Inside Syria: New book sheds needed light

by: Conn Hallinan
on November 7 2014

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Reese Erlich's informative and insightful book "Inside Syria" brings to mind the Greek myth of a vast maze under the palace at Knossos.

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Cutting-edge films bring Middle East headlines to life

by: Bill Meyer
on October 11 2013

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Last month's Toronto International Film Festival featured, among its 146 world premieres from 70 countries, cutting-edge films from the greater Middle East - the cutting edge of not only technology but coverage of critical world events.