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Wife of Chinese dissident asks Obama for help
The case of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo flared up in the American media this weekend, after Liu's wife Liu Xia published a Washington Post editorial asking President Barack… More
Standing in the Midst of Change
These days, I call myself a young writer. Not only because I am determined to break away from my past works but also because I stopped writing and spent… More
US activists back Chinese dissident
US human rights activists have launched a campaign to free prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo (劉曉波), whose case has become a cause celebre outside China. The Washington Post carried… 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
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
On Neuroscience and Storytelling
In the last five years, it has appeared very likely that literature and storytelling as we have known them for thousands of years will be affected radically, even if… More
Being Saïd
On a stage in New York, a Director, an Actor, and an Actress are struggling to finish a play written by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh.Director: (Addressing the audience.) Ladies and gentlemen,… More