Word: aliya
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...diaspora” fiction and the lackluster reality is disappointingly vast. To pull a book from the shelf at random, take Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie’s 2002 “Salt and Saffron.” “The stories that [narrator] Aliya tells are full of the aroma of pilafs and the mouth-melting softness of kebabs,” promises the back flap; Shamsie is said to write with “warmth and gusto.” And the book is indeed a pleasing read, chock-full of family legends and tales of love...
When 8-month-old Aliya Jane met her new, adoptive family last August in the orphanage at Krasnoyarsk, Russia, there were two loving faces to learn. There to greet her was mom Beth Stubenbord, 40, a single woman from New York City, and grandma Jane, 64. Recalling the emotional journey, Beth says she couldn't imagine making it alone: "I knew I wanted my mother to go with me. I wanted somebody else to rely on and talk to." Having her experienced hands along also proved invaluable as Jane cared for Aliya during the day so Beth could grab...
...their adult children to return home with babies in hand. But a growing number of grandparents are venturing to places like China, Russia, Eastern Europe and Latin America so they can personally welcome adopted children into their families. Agencies like New York City's Spence-Chapin, which arranged Aliya's adoption, say they have witnessed a recent increase in grandparent involvement, especially as more single parents go abroad to adopt...
...government offices, Saddam's old intelligence headquarters, a youth center and beside Kirkuk's soccer stadium. A U.S. military officer says ethnic militias on all sides are adding to their already substantial arms caches. Local Turkomans, fearing domination by Kurds, have formed a new alliance with Kirkuk's Arabs. Aliya Chakmakchi, a Turkoman who works as a secretary for the U.S. Army in Kirkuk, voices a widespread fear: "If the U.S. leaves here, everyone will just murder each other." --By Philip Smucker/Kirkuk
...Aliya Z. Jiwani ’04, a chemistry concentrator and a WISHR officer, says WISHR is necessary because women still have not reached parity with men in the sciences...