An Iraqi In NY

An Iraqi In NY.

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Ramadan In Astoria

Ramadan In Astoria, Queens.

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A Long Way From Home

Haider Abdulhassan Ali Alhimary, 29, came to the United States in May for a conference on water resources. Once he arrived, he decided not to go back to his native Iraq, and has applied for asylum in this country.

Musings, Goals or Just Idealistic Cricket

Frank Lloyd Wright told us to look, not at the walls we build, but at the spaces created within them. Right now the walls surrounding me are dirty, scum-infested concrete and barbed wire enclosures of the stands at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi.

Swastikas Scar Brooklyn Heights

Spray-painted swastikas and scrawled anti-semitic were found on two synagogues, three apartment buildings and two cars Brooklyn Heights neighborhood late last night.

A Liberal Call To Prayer

A man of small build, easily towered over by those who he preaches to after the prayer, stands at the front, his presence heightened by his powerful speech. The congregants all listen intently as he speaks, “mix into your communities learn to know and care for your neighbors and those of different faiths but keep steadfast on your own faith and values for this is the way of Allah.”

Miracles

At the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Irene Chrysovalantou many congregate for routine services and liturgies but many others come to the church in the hopes of so-called miracles.

Aliza

Chained down in metropoli
Broken free by a thirst for meaning
I went on to wear masks in the desert
But the sand burned all pretenses
And I drunk from the oasis that completed me