Word: farhad
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...rockets churn houses into rubble, families seek shelter in the ruins of abandoned neighborhoods, many of which contain minefields. Children are especially vulnerable, since they are sent to scavenge. Farhad, a boy of 10, offers a typical story: "Early in the morning, after studying in the mosque, I went for firewood. Because we are poor, we can't buy wood. I didn't know there are minefields. When I opened my eyes, I was in the hospital without my legs." The simplest impulse is perilous. Rahmat Khan, a school watchman, describes how a breeze blew his hat across a playground...
However, Professor Farhad Kazemi of New York University, president of the Middle East Studies Association, has informed me that no such complaint has ever been filed by Dr. Afrasiabi. I would, in fact, welcome Dr. Afrasiabi filing such a "formal complaint" so that a panel of his peers might evaluate his charges and he might return to scholarship, which I very much hope Dr. Afrasiabi will make his primary concern in the future. -Roy P. Mottahedeh Gurney Professor of History