The Rohingya of Burma/Myanmar have suddenly emerged from obscurity as possibly the most persecuted minority on earth? Who are these unfortunate people and why are they so persecuted? This Blog Post speaks to the origins and politics that have isolated the group rather than the current humanitarian issues. So……Who […]
Time to plan that visit to Iran! Is it possible to visit Iran? What kind of reception do visitors receive? How much freedom and how safe? As a result of my several writings on Iran (reference to these articles at end of blog) I frequently receive these questions – primarily […]
Georgia on My Mind I made a visit to Georgia and Armenia May 2015 as part of an exploration of Tbilisi as a site for a specialized campus to transition highly competent students from Syria and Iraq to Western Universities – students who have had their studies disrupted because of […]
Tea with the Lady A visit with Aung San Suu Kyi On the occasion of my 60th birthday Leona asked if I could visit with just one person in the world who would that be. My unequivocal answer was Aung San Suu Kyi. On April 29, 2015 we had tea […]