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This Isn’t a Feel Good Movie: The Libyan Struggle

Perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of the conflict in Libya has come from my own friends and family. A group of mostly progressive, well-educated, reasonable people who are now bandying about propagandist talking points and railing against foreign intervention in Libya.

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Bad News: Explaining Current Events to A Kindergartener

I think we can all agree that 2011 has already seen many incredibly shitty things happen in the world. Early in the year, we saw Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords targeted in a mass shooting in which six other people were killed. In the last few weeks, people have been killed in droves in Libya, and Japan […]

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One Hand on Fire: The Libyan American Perspective

So much has happened since the start of the uprising in Libya. From elation to moments of despair, perhaps no group has felt this upheaval more poignantly than the thousands of Libyans currently living abroad. From their homes across the United States and Europe, these families wait on pins and needles for a sign, a […]