Another September 11. What to do with it? Already 10:15 in the morning and I realize that this should be a day of introspection. A day of deliberately ignoring those who have hurt us and looking in at ourselves. This thing happened 14 years ago today, and it changed us. We know we will not be […]
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In The News . . . Frances Fuller, Author Of Book About Lebanon, ‘In Borrowed Houses’, Issues Open Letter To Barack Obama About Middle East Refugees Frances Fuller’s award-winning memoir, ‘In Borrowed Houses’, gives readers a penetrating glimpse of the Middle East from the inside. She puts a face on the Middle East many Americans […]
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It must have been October, in maybe 1981. It was a stunning day, having rained and washed all the summer grime out the air, leaving every pine needle glistening. From my office window I could see Beirut gleaming down there on its broad shelf, surrounded by the blue sea. I had an urgent print […]
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Dear Mr. President, Thank you for your years of work in the cause of peace and justice in the Middle East, especially for your book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Many people (and I am one) admire you for your courage, your Christian attitudes and your willingness to speak the truth. I know that you have […]
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Frances Fuller, Author Of Book About Lebanon, ‘In Borrowed Houses’, Issues Challenge To Christian Century Magazine Frances Fuller’s award-winning memoir, ‘In Borrowed Houses’, gives readers a penetrating glimpse of the Middle East from the inside. She puts a face on the Middle East many Americans have not yet seen. Fuller believes a recent article in […]
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A few days ago I read in a Huffington Post article by Qasim Rashid that Franklin Graham had put these words on his facebook page: “We are under attack by Muslims at home and abroad. We should stop all immigration of Muslims to the U.S. until this threat with Islam has been settled. Every Muslim […]
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Suddenly, or so it appears to people on the outside, Lebanon has a problem with garbage. Just one day the garbage trucks didn’t come. The dumpsters were full and overflowing, and people were throwing bags of rotting stuff out on the curbs. Pictures of heaped up debris appeared in the papers for the world to […]
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Frances Fuller, Award Winning Author Of ‘In Borrowed Houses’, Thanks Lebanese-American Organization ATFL And Relates An Amazing Story Frances Fuller’s award-winning memoir, ‘In Borrowed Houses’, gives readers a penetrating glimpse of the Middle East from the inside. She puts a face on the Middle East many Americans have not yet seen [Wilmington, NC July […]
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Because bad news tends to grab the headlines away from good news, we often fail to notice or even really don’t hear about hopeful activities and statements. For this reason I have been trying to pay special attention to good news and call other people’s attention to them. Below are ten tidbits picked out of […]
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As Anthony Bourdain said on CNN in his last report from Beirut and as he was quoted in The New York Times, “It makes absolutely no sense, in a wonderful way.” Because he is definitely onto a truth here, I would like to give him a little assistance by citing a few examples, beginning with […]
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