Alison Tahmizian Meuse
Communities: Armenians in Egypt recount rich history
Life & Style
June 27, 2012
Communities: Armenians in Egypt recount rich history
At a time when the citizenship of a candidate’s mother disqualifies him from the presidency, it is nearly impossible to…
Play teaches tolerance toward, and advocacy for the disabled
Life & Style
March 29, 2012
Play teaches tolerance toward, and advocacy for the disabled
Tonight, 29 March, at 7:30pm is the final showing of “Listen up! Theatre for political and social rights for people…
Out with the old: Fighting for history in Yerevan
Life & Style
March 18, 2012
Out with the old: Fighting for history in Yerevan
Deserted Soviet factories and trilingual fruit vendors dotted the road leaving Georgia for Armenia. Cliff-hugging routes overlooking dramatic gorges and…
Women of Egypt: Dina Abouelsoud
Life & Style
March 14, 2012
Women of Egypt: Dina Abouelsoud
To enter Dina’s Hostel is to enter a space of calm, cleanliness and unobtrusive hospitality. Mohamed, one of Dina’s loyal…
Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland
Life & Style
February 14, 2012
Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland
Cheerful border officials, translucent police stations, and requisite vodka shots were our introduction to Georgia — an emergent Eastern European…
Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present
Life & Style
January 30, 2012
Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present
A backwater border town, Kars is far off the grid of Turkish tourism. But the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s novel…