think global / act local

30 January 2011

My Op-Ed appeared in the Houston Chronicle; the title I submitted - "think global / act local" - is a little different from the one that ran in print: No escaping violence in Pakistan—or US.

I just published an essay...

30 January 2010

I just published an essay in The Mantle’s online roundtable “Pens and Swords” organized by Shaun Randal. The roundtable was a virtual conversation between Tolu Ogunlesi (Lagos, Nigeria), Vicente Garcia Groyon (Manila, Philippines), and myself. We were asked to write in response to a question: “What is the role of a writer in a conflict zone?” I began my piece with a conversation I had with a christian extremist who stood outside Houston’s Planned Parenthood headquarters at last year’s 40-day protests prior to easter.

Two recent essays:

28 October 2009

Two recent essays: - In the Houston Chronicle: "Education is the key to peace" (Outlook, Sunday October 11, 2009) - In CITE Magazine: "Sisters in Struggle: Karachi & Houston" (August 2009)