So there weren't any specific celebrations here for International Women's Day. There are still plenty of ways to recognize the women's accomplishments and issues
So many worthy books, but for most of us there is so little time to read them all. Those words are usually spoken each year when the list-making season arrives.
Elias Khoury is a Lebanese novelist, playwright, and journalist. He edited the Al-Mulhaq, which became known as the "tribune of opposition" paper in Beirut, and he's often outspoken about Middle East political issues, like helping to establish the Democratic Left Movement.
Kris Saknussemm fled America in his 20s, thanks to a "youth of crime and drugs," and a rift with his parents. He spent the next 20-plus years in Australia and the Pacific Islands.
