What would Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, make of the current migrant crisis? Might I suggest my own “modest proposal” in light of a…
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A Pantomime of Misplaced Moral Outrage
A little moral outrage is a dangerous thing. So learned a certain dentist from Minnesota with a penchant for trophy hunting this week when he faced the…
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Folk Fest Magic: An Eid to Remember
A special three-day ritual unfolds every year in my hometown. It’s called the Vancouver Folk Music Festival or, as it’s lovingly referred to by regulars…
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From Lebanon to Canada: Meeting Foreign Minister Bassil
It’s a long way from Lebanon to Vancouver. I contemplate this as I wait to meet the Lebanese foreign minister, Gebran Bassil, here on a…
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Channeling the Power of Iraq’s Music and Art to Make a Difference
Iraqi cellist Karim Wasfi’s video of his musical improvisations at the site of last month’s bombing in Baghdad became an online sensation – with over 47,000 collective…
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Lamenting Yemen’s Destruction: A Cry for the Past
In this season of sad anniversaries, as the 12-year-old ghosts of the invasion of Iraq enjoy a violent adolescence, the consequences of the North Atlantic…
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Cinema Verité in Paris: Hope for a Happy Ending
As the Academy Award nominations briefly usurp global terror headlines, I recall how watching events unfold in Paris last week was a somewhat cinematic experience.…
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