Entries (RSS)Archive for 'Culture'
Run and Tell That
Doesn’t Antoine Dodson speak for all of us, and our sense of powerlessness in some way? Don’t we all somehow feel under assault after a decade of economic crisis and war, with no end in sight? Antoine at least did something. He stopped a rapist, he protected his family, and he spoke up as we’d all like to do.
Posted by eatbees on 14 Aug 2010 at 11:19 under Culture, Economy, Media, Race.
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Fame = Existence
We live today in a society where it is necessary to see yourself, or your likeness, in the media as confirmation of your existence.
Posted by eatbees on 18 Jul 2010 at 07:41 under Culture, Media, Radiant Days.
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Strength in Diversity
My latest essay for Talk Morocco is up, on the theme of “Moroccan identity.”
Posted by eatbees on 19 Apr 2010 at 12:51 under Culture, Morocco.
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The Noble Goat
Larache, Morocco, August 8, 2009.
Posted by eatbees on 13 Apr 2010 at 21:49 under Culture, Morocco, Travel.
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Palisraelstine
I thought it would look ugly, but I like it….
Posted by eatbees on 16 Mar 2010 at 07:27 under Culture, Politics.
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Only Scraps
The first thing to know about me is I was born in the wrong place. I should have been born somewhere where people are free and full of love. Instead I was born in a world where people play power games and fight for scraps.
Posted by eatbees on 21 Nov 2009 at 11:35 under Anarchy, Culture, Radiant Days.
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Our World
Where ignorance dominates, injustice always finds a place.
Posted by eatbees on 16 Nov 2009 at 09:56 under Culture, Economy, Politics.
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Seeing Morocco
I think I’m “seeing Morocco” more now that I’ve stayed several weeks in one spot, with a friend’s family in one small corner of Fez, than I was in the early weeks when I was traveling all over the place, visiting large cities and isolated towns.
Posted by eatbees on 10 Oct 2009 at 09:20 under Culture, Morocco, Travel.
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Is Morocco a Closed Society?
It’s clear to me that the vast majority, even of tradition-minded people, are on the side of greater openness. They want its benefits and understand its necessity.
Posted by eatbees on 29 Sep 2009 at 22:01 under Culture, Morocco.
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Bastard Modernization
Too often in Morocco, modernization is what I call “bastard modernization,” which is either bricolage to serve the needs of the moment, or projects designed to enrich the interests of well-positioned individuals without serving the needs of the people.
Posted by eatbees on 04 Sep 2009 at 14:23 under Culture, Economy, Morocco, Politics.
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