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May 07, 2008
22:25
No need to worry
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Yes, I’m fine. The earthquake that hit Tokyo over an hour ago was no big deal. It was, however, one of those earthquakes that were confusing. It (the earthquake, that is) left you feeling unsure about what was really trembling: was it the ground beneath your feet or your racing heart pounding in your chest. Yes, [...]

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May 04, 2008
18:33
An Unfortunate Accident in the Dormitory
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For the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about an unfortunate accident that happened in my dormitory: An 18-year old freshman died of alcohol poisoning. As the circumstances of the accident have not been confirmed, I am not at liberty to talk much about how it happened or the different rumors I’ve heard. All [...]

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April 19, 2008
21:43
when a professor ‘orders’ his students not to be anarchists…
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“I am a Marxist,” announced the professor to his students one Friday afternoon, “but I’m not going to force my ideals on you”. The professor then proceeded to talk about the progression of the study of Economic History in Japanese academia. He said that the first major movement was the Marxist movement that really took [...]

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April 16, 2008
22:07
The Light at the End of the Tunnel/Thinking Out Loud
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On one of my visits to Bahrain, a seven year old cousin of mine wrote me a little letter just before I flew back to Tokyo, asking me when I’ll finally be back in Bahrain for good. This little letter has been hanging above my desk for quite a while now, but I never thought [...]

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March 30, 2008
21:57
Sakura in Full Bloom and Shibuya’s ‘Free Hugs’ Army
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The Sakura (cherry-blossom) trees are in full bloom outside my window and in the rest of Tokyo. They have been for just about a week now. The image of the pinkish bloom reminds me of when I first arrived in Tokyo three years ago: I was looking out a taxi cab window headed towards my [...]

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March 20, 2008
18:29
صمت بغداد (The Silence of Baghdad)
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في الذكرى الخامسة للحرب بالعراق اقدم قليلا من الصمت On the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, I offer a little bit of silence

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March 12, 2008
19:46
‘heart of a dog’ in tokyo
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The twenty three hours between Bahrain and my dorm room in Tokyo included being trapped between rather large people in Economy Class, terrible airline meals, and keeping my cool while being given the ’special’ treatment for having ‘middle eastern’ features. As soon as I got into my room, after getting a familiarly unwelcome greeting from [...]

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March 09, 2008
10:14
great advice on my last full day in bahrain
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As I was walking around a messy part of town, dodging many boxes and ropes, A. says to me, “Hasan, watch out for the nets. That’s how dolphins die.”

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March 03, 2008
14:39
It’s still too early for a swim in the pool here in Bahrain
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In an effort to find something meaningful to write about, I decided to jump into the pool this afternoon. The warm Bahraini sun gave me the impression that a swim was just what I needed to brighten up my day. It didn’t take long for me to realize that it’s still too early for a [...]

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1:14
The Beginning of the ‘Spring’
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I just came back from the first event of the Spring of Culture here in Bahrain; the Armenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre was performing “Gayane” at the Culture Hall in Bahrain. I actually felt different things while sitting in the Culture Hall in Manama. Exactly a year ago, the whole Majnoon Layla Controversy was ’staged’ [...]

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