Sawaleef
Analyses, commentary, and updates
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Another Way
As the Israel-Hamas war widens I come not with opinions, but facts. Truth is an antidote to terror. Understanding is the first line of defence against dehumanization.
There is a way to keep our shared humanity and prospects for a shared future intact, even amidst war.
There are people who are risking their lives right now to bring this path to you. It’s called journalism.
How Do You See the World? (on writing from a distance)
We foreign correspondents rarely see the impact of our work. Located thousands of miles from the office, neither fully here nor fully there, we are disconnected, disjointed, filing our work off into the ether. A rare visit to The Christian Science Monitor and an exhibit bringing Maan, Jordan to Boston, gave me an opportunity to see the true power of the written word.
Finding the Values in Middle East News—aka Why I Write
Talking about values does not make the Middle East and North Africa a kinder place—it makes it a knowable place. This is my mission.