Mohsin Hamid rises to the occasion
Mohsin Hamid’s second novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), gained the Pakistani writer a measure of well-earned global notoriety and indicated the scope of both his ambition and his ability. But, really, it was only a jumping-off point. Hamid has a great...The trouble with Twitter
A few times in recent weeks I’ve found myself in tweet-exchanges that have descended quickly into intemperance and misunderstanding. In all cases, I could be accused with some justice of being overly sensitive and hair-trigger in my emotional and rhetorical...Restricting Khizr Khan’s Travel Restricts Everyone’s Citizenship
There’s so much being forced on our attention right now that you (or I) might easily have missed the news about Khizr Khan having to cancel his trip to Toronto to give a speech. And so much that is happening is unprecedented and astonishing that you (or I) might have...Is it terrorism or a mass shooting?
The appalling mass shooting in Orlando early Sunday morning rips back open the festering confusion about what exactly is going on in today’s world and today’s America. Quickly the gunman was identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American of Afghan...Home Free: An American Road trip
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"Ethan Casey listened hard and well in his books on Haiti and Pakistan. Now he's listening to America." - Paul Rogat Loeb
Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time
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"Compulsory reading for anyone visiting Pakistan" - Harvard International Review
"The author's real journey is a search for common humanity." - The Daily Telegraph
Bearing the Bruise: A Life Graced by Haiti
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"A heartfelt account" - Paul Farmer
Live at the Forbidden City
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"A vivid account of China's musical past" - Songlines