The Andalusian region of southern Spain is home to one of the world’s most passionate styles of music and […]
The Kurd’s Destiny
Iraq in the summer is a true broiler, although not necessarily more so than what I’d left behind in Oman. […]
Amazing Students of Kurdistan
The American University of Iraq-Sulaimaniyah (AUIS) was located on a temporary campus in a fairly upscale neighborhood a few miles […]
Video Short: Sulaimaniyah
The city of Sulaimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan is a mix of ancient and modern, all bound together by the strong traditions […]
Welcome to Iraqi Kurdistan
June 2010: Arriving at the airport in Irbil (also spelled Arbil or Erbil), the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region […]
Nature’s Fury
Nature is what we all have in common~Wendell Berry The summer of 2017 has been one for the record books […]
Cultural Comparisons
Haitham, one of my brightest communications class students, stood in front of my desk nervously fidgeting with his notebook until […]
America’s Latest Culture War
The flashpoints that sparked the clash between world views earlier this month in Charlottesville, Virginia are just the latest battle […]
ME Primer 3: The Ghosts of Bahla
Sometimes, fate gives a traveler time to slowly absorb the intricacies of a new culture, but at other times […]
ME Primer 2: First Impressions
Even as a rabid student of geography, I must admit I had very little knowledge about the cycle of daily […]
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