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...past albums. On tracks like “Brothers” and “Alley Cats,” layering of multiple voices results in a richness that allows the album’s themes of love and interpersonal connection to delve beyond the simply playful and enter the realm of the emotionally stirring, as with the poetic line, “You painted a song / It started when I was young and now it is in my lungs...
Unfortunately, the U.S. embassy in Cairo let politics get ahead of academic inquiry. I tried to enter the Gaza Strip to conduct my research in December and January. Egypt’s border with Gaza is normally closed, but Egypt does have a mechanism for allowing foreigners into the Strip: The citizen’s embassy faxes a copy of the person’s passport and their reason for travel to the Director of Palestine Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I asked the director’s office if embassies have sent these requests in the past...
This is entirely reasonable. Having met many of the internationals who are attempting to enter the Strip, I can say that some are thrill seekers who want to “go where the action is,” as one put it to me. The Mezan Center for Human Rights, the respected Palestinian non-governmental organization that I was scheduled to work with, expressed reservations about having me in Gaza for exactly this reason. Hardly anyone doubts that people who are going to Gaza because they saw bombs exploding there should be told that the Marines will not rush...
...news that the embassy is set, for the first time in five years, to have a resident ambassador is a sign that the can't-live-with-'em-can't-live-without-'em U.S.-Syrian relationship is about to enter a new phase. The State Department has presented the credentials of Robert Ford, former U.S. deputy ambassador to Iraq, to the Syrian government for approval as ambassador in Damascus, according to the Syrian government. The ambassador's residence in Damascus has been empty ever since the George W. Bush Administration accused the Assad regime of orchestrating the 2005 assassination...
...alumni panelists boasted a diverse array of undergraduate concentrations, interests, and professional background—ranging from public service to law—but they offered similar advice for students seeking to enter the job market...