Public Prayer: Bigotry and Beauty
A few days ago the phenomena of hate-reading was aptly described over at Jezebel. It made me smile, for I …
Author Archives: Layla
Saudi Women Driving Protest, 2000
While much focus has been placed in the past year on Saudi women’s driving endeavours, the act is not unique. …
Let Your Head Breathe
In my final class today, I screened Abbas Kiarostami‘s 2002 film, Ten. The preceding lecture addressed female empowerment and the …
Perfection. In a melody.
Possibly one of the most beautiful songs I have heard. By the man with possibly the most beautiful voice I …
The Art of Rejection
For an academic, rejection is as common as wasps in summer. Initially a mortal slight, it quickly retires to a …
The Presidentmaker
Suspend all questions of veracity and enjoy this lovely little tale: One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided …
The Beirut Express, c. 1948
I love to integrate vintage photography into my lectures and papers, so it is high-time I started a repository. The below …
The Revolution Goes On
…because the fight is not over:
Real Politics
Some Tuesday cynicism:
The Procrastinator’s Tale
Posted by a friend in response to a status update on my shameless procrastination, this is eeriely accurate. I can’t …
