Tag: America
Oct. 26, 2018
Iran’s culture is misunderstood
The first question most people have asked me when I told them that I was in Iran for the summer is, “Were you safe?” And…
May. 11, 2018
America is betraying its public education
America’s retreat from its century and a half commitment to public education has now become a flight. There has not been a greater betrayal of…
Dec. 1, 2017
The decline of America’s century of influence
Donald Trump returned recently from his 12-day Asian trip, delighted to have been generally wined, dined and humored, while the Chinese were gleefully stepping up…
Nov. 17, 2017
The true Turkey Day tale
In kindergarten, if you lived in America, you probably had a black-and-white construction paper “pilgrim hat” headband plopped on your head, if not an “Indian”…
Nov. 17, 2017
Lots of stuff(ing) to be thankful for in America
I walked into my first Thanksgiving dinner at the age of eighteen with the vaguest concepts of turkey, cranberry sauce and going round the table…
Sep. 29, 2017
How Trump really beat Clinton
Few of us may be inclined to wade into what happened in the election of 2016 when our energies are so urgently on call to…
Aug. 11, 2017
The four stages of change: adjusting to a new culture
Growing up in Bangladesh, a relatively small country compared to the United States, made me wonder about the cultural differences present between us. I always…
Feb. 3, 2017
How the immigration ban will worsen unity
On January 27, President Donald Trump issued executive order entitled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” a severe directive that…
Nov. 11, 2016
Becoming desensitized to violence
You hear about it in the news, read about it online, or in the case of Drexel University students, you get an alert text notifying…
