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Golden Calves
Every year at the time of the Passover holiday this question starts itching me. What about the Golden Calf? I think that Passover is one of the best holidays… More
How Does the World Change?
Who is changing the world? And to whose interest?Those super powers who own God, absolute truths, nuclear weapons, money, and media? Or millions of women, men, and children who… More
The Story of the Second Slap in the Face and the Tides of the World
I come home, my lips still stained with black chocolate icing, a splotch of golden pudding adorning my cheek and an overlooked streak of cherry juice remaining on my… More
Abenteuer eines jungen Affen
Wie oft in meinem Leben war auch diesmal die Initiative nicht von mir ausgegangen. Sie hatte bei dem damals sechzigjährigen Schriftsteller F. gelegen, der für manchen von uns Himmel… More
International PEN Outraged by the Sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi
International PEN is outraged by the 18-month sentence handed down to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the NLD, writer and Nobel Peace laureate, on 11 August 2009.… More
PEN Appeal: Nguyen Hoang Hai and Pham Thanh Nghien
April 10, 2009 His Excellency Nguyên Minh Triêt President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam C/O Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyên Tân Dung Prime Minister 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street Hanoi Socialist Republic… More
PEN Appeal: Chinese Writers
April 10, 2009 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Mr. Meng Jianzhu Minister of the Public Security East Chang’an Avenue 14 Beijing 100741 P.R. China Your Excellencies, On behalf… More
Concern for Detained Journalists
Writers Nguyen Hoang Hai and Pham Thanh Nghien are part of a group of writers who were detained during a crackdown against peaceful dissent in Vietnam in August and… More
Raja Shehadeh: After “The Fact”
There were serious controversies about the project. Some thought the shameful past is better forgotten than commemorated. The “never again” contingent were into documentation and preserving the memory in… More
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