Saudi Arabia – Faust Revisited The narrative of Saudi Arabia can be written in superlatives or a harsh critique but the most appropriate approach is metaphor. The epic story of Faust as told by Goethe offers a framework which helps to explain the enigma that is Saudi Arabia. The brilliant […]
THE BIHARIS AND BANGLADESH Human Debris from a Civil War Another essay in my occasional series on populations in distress – populations that you probably never heard about. One million people locked into ghettos and abandoned. Based on a comprehensive Report written by myself in 1974 1. Who are the […]
“I did not Protect my Daughter” I found this document in my 1973 files. It reflects a time in my career when I could still cry when I entered a refugee camp. Over time you learn to protect yourself from an excess of emotion and write in the more clinical […]
Globalization versus Cultural Survival or: Do Humans Belong in a Zoo? This may seem like a provocative question – which it is – but the answer may not be as obvious as it might seem. This blog will look at two very different cultural challenges from Africa. The well-known Maasai […]