What Will We Learn?

I happened to be in Burlington, N.C., when a man asked me, “Are those people (the Arabs) just wired differently than we are, so that they like to fight?” Of course, you can guess what I said. They are not. Violence is not an Arab trait.   It is a human trait. The history of […]

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Four Threats

In its precarious position in the middle of the great upheaval of the Middle East, Lebanon faces four serious threats. (1) ISIS, ubiquitous and brutal, on its eastern border and infiltrating its cities. The Lebanese Army has already faced it. Soldiers have been captured, some have been beheaded. To make this really complicated, ISIS is […]

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The Meaning of Sisters

I have a sister who is very ill. Actually I have three sisters, but this story is about “Deanie,” the second of four girls, the sister who is only 18 months younger than I. If this doesn’t sound like one of my blogs about the Middle East, hang on. In the end everything is connected. […]

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