Film Review: Midnight (Afghan) Travelers — Family Stories from Ground Zero, by a New Generation of Filmmakers

Film Review: Midnight (Afghan) Travelers — Family Stories from Ground Zero, by a New Generation of Filmmakers

By Barbara Nimri Aziz, May 1, 2020 For two decades now, following U.S. invasions of Afghanistan, then Iraq, and as we approach ten years of…

Muslim Heroines Find their Way into New American Literature

Muslim Heroines Find their Way into New American Literature

By Barbara Nimri Aziz, June 21, 2020  Years ago in John Killins’  writers’ workshop of largely African Americans, one member woefully explains the thwarted plot…

“It’s Only a Car!”

“It’s Only a Car!”

OCTOBER 27, 2016, Counterpunch.org CarTalk, in my view, is the most engaging program on US radio, on radio anywhere. A weekly one hour show, it’s…

The Power of Our Human Voice: From Marconi to Woods Hole

The Power of Our Human Voice: From Marconi to Woods Hole

JULY 15, 2019, Counterpunch.org Heard “Trader Joe’s” podcast yet? I don’t know who would listen to a 22-minute corporate ad. But, given how cool podcasts…

My Unwelcoming Spring

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MARCH 30, 2016, CounterPunch.org Until I caught sight of those Merganser ducks darting up the river, I was trusting on a late winter. I admit:…

Christmas Eve in the City That Never Sleeps

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DECEMBER 31, 2015, CounterPunch.org The city that never sleeps? Well, this Christmas Eve New York is defying that moniker. Although the metropolis may awaken after…