Religion, truth and the power of human structures
Over the past few weeks I followed Kosovo’s Mormon community. They were active in building…
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A Culinary Homecoming
Last year, I discovered the perfect way to describe my family's uneasy relationship to our…
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Writing Out of Saudi
Growing up, I absorbed “exotic” new environments without really taking note. I recall feeling excited…
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Hiding the Rainbow
When I was small I remember drawing, in crayon, a small rainbow on the wall…
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Speech as Politics?
I have been in the Balkans since early February of this bitterly and dangerously cold…
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Austria's press freedom buried in oblivion
In 1867 the right of free expression in speech and writing was legally defined by…
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Top 15 things that make me wish I was a kid again
You might have noticed, but occasionally I like to get high on nostalgia. In the…
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Distance is not what makes it a marathon
It was Marathon Monday this week in Boston, so I went out and watched as…
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Elements of self- criticism: being an immigrant in Kosovo
Recently I was ridiculed twice by some friends of mine; both times in very similar…
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Boundaries
There are those boundaries that separate us. Drawn on a map. They separate one country…
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How to read a Balkan man’s tattoos
While tattoos are not as popular in the Balkans as they are, say, in the…
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Despite everything and everyone
I have not been in Prishtina for a long time, too long. I constantly postponed…
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Single and not ready to mingle
Any “The Big Bang Theory” fans out here? Who remembers that funny bit…
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To Patriots: A lesson in sacrifice on Kosovo's fourth birthday
Today I would like to honor a patriot. It doesn't matter that she's dead and…
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Italian National Day(s)
National celebrations exist to remind us the foundational moments of the history of our countries.…
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