A Passage to India "The ethnic restaurant is one of the few places where the native and the immigrant interact substantively in our society." By Matthew Fishbane. Originally published in The New York Times, January 13, 2007 The Girls' Guide to Hot Rabbis and Tattooed Chefs What does the Modern Love column tell us about contemporary Judaism? By Eryn Loeb. Originally published in the Nextbook, November 30, 2007. Musharraf’s Monster In Pakistan, independent TV is young, powerful, and biting the hand that fed it By Shahan Mufti. Originally published in the Columbia Journalism Review, Sept/Oct 2007. A New Rallying Cry Why the concept of justice - not freedom, not democracy - is becoming a potent tool for political reform in the Muslim world By Shahan Mufti. Originally published in The Boston Globe, October 28, 2007. In a Hearing World, a Church’s Mettle Is Tested “We’re waiting for the young people to come and take over.” By Erica Westly. Originally published in The New York Times, October 28, 2007 Can Benazir Bhutto save Pakistan's President Musharraf? After eight years in exile, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's return was greeted with twin bomb blasts late Thursday. By Shahan Mufti. Originally published in The Christian Science Monitor, October 19, 2007. Being Juan Valdez A "Colombian idol"-style search transformed a humble farmer into the 21st century version of TV's coffee icon. Meet the man behind the mule. By Matthew Fishbane. Originally published in Salon.com, October 16, 2007. Ninja Playground For all its seventh-generation beauty—and the game is gorgeous—Sigma plays like an arcade game, as if its life depends on killing our quarters. By Ray Huling. Originally published in The Brooklyn Rail, October 2007. Teachers: Be subversive Jonathan Kozol, author of "Letters to a Young Teacher," talks with Salon about why No Child Left Behind squelches learning and about reading Rilke's sonnets to first graders. By Matthew Fishbane. Originally published in Salon.com, August 30, 2007. Arctic Land Grabs Could Cause Eco-Disaster After nations carve up the fast-melting region, will there be anything left? By Erica Westly. Originally published in Discover, August 30, 2007. Liberian Refugees: 17 Years in Limbo Trapped between frightening civil war memories of their native country and an alien society in nearby Ghana, refugees linger for years in the Buduburam permanent settlement camp. By Rollo Romig. Originally published in Worldpress.org, August 21, 2007. The Fundamentalist Moderate Religious scholar Javed Ahmad Ghamidi has become a popular figure in Pakistan for his strict reading of the Koran -- which, he says, dictates against gender discrimination, terrorist jihad, and other favorites of modern Islamists By Shahan Mufti. Originally published in The Boston Globe, July 22, 2007. Fingers for Fighting The Minor Leagues of Professional Video Gaming By Ray Huling. Originally published in The Brooklyn Rail, July/August 2007.

In Pakistan, protesting goes a cappella As things get tougher for their president, Pakistanis use a catchy pop tune to express their anger. By Shahan Mufti. Originally published in The Christian Science Monitor, July 16, 2007. free 103point9: Ten Years of Transmission Arts I’m standing in Williamsburg’s Black & White Gallery with a portable radio in my hands and a pair of headphones fit snugly in my ears. By John MacDonald. Originally published in The Brooklyn Rail, July/August 2007. Mosque attack adds to Musharraf woes Pakistani security forces were readying for a final assault on the extremist Red Mosque Wednesday. By Shahan Mufti. Originally published in The Christian Science Monitor, July 5, 2007. Will Cambodian food ever catch on in America? Thai restaurants are a dime a dozen, but 30 years after Pol Pot, Khmer cuisine is still hard to find in the U.S. Why hasn't it become the next big thing? By Matthew Fishbane. Originally published in Salon.com, June 26, 2007. Big Girls, Don't Cry The fight for the right to be fat, queer, and proud. By Thomas Rogers. Originally published in The Village Voice, June 19, 2007. Booted Marlo Donald was kicked off Social Security for kicking someone almost 20 years ago. The bizarre tale of a "fugitive felon." By Freda Moon. Originally published in the New Haven Advocate, April 26, 2007. The Culture of Being Transnational adoptees come of age and search for home. By Matthew Fishbane. Originally published in In the Fray, May 6, 2007 Maybe Only God Can Make a Tree, but Only People Can Put a Price on It "Trees are great for a variety of reasons, but how do you explain that to the Office of Management and Budget?" By David K. Randall. Originally published in The New York Times, April 18, 2007 Wat is the Wat One thing Sambath Suen can’t abide is the cold. Until four years ago, Suen lived in Kandal, a Cambodian province that borders on Vietnam. By Matthew Fishbane. Originally published in Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, December 31, 2006. Liberia removing barriers to girls' education Making schools safer is part of push to improve literacy. By Ruthie Ackerman. Originally published in The San Francisco Chronicle, March 16, 2007 Lord of the Skies In war-torn Afghanistan, Zamarai Kamgar has built the only private airline. By Megha Bahree. Originally published in Forbes, February 26, 2007 Sunnis and Shiites, A Street Apart Two mosques, two sects, face each other across Atlantic Avenue. Given global tensions, the natural questions arise. By Shomial Ahmad. Originally published in The New York Times, January 14, 2007 Destination: Colombia There's more than magical realism in the literature of this beautiful and still very dangerous country. By Matthew Fishbane. Originally published in Salon.com, January 17, 2007.