Sunday's NYT magazine section was dedicated to the Arab world, torn for more than a decade by war, terror and revolution. There is a reason I wrote WHY NO BHINE, the story of one immigrant left behind by his family because of the awful plight of politics and terrible injustices in certain parts of the world. Reading this magazine cover to cover convinced me of the necessity of telling more of these stories. Listening to the sagas and journeys of people whose lives are challenged has filled me with grief. The catastrophes since the invasion of Iraq 13 years ago has led to the rise of Isis and the global refugee crisis. There are way too many decent men and women who want to get educated, who want to lead decent lives, but the geography of the region and its politics has presented individuals with nothing but challenges in Egypt,Syria, Libya, Iraq and Kurdistan. Reading these individual narratives is heart-breaking.
And the big question remains, like the story in my book: what is the next step? Where can these people go to achieve peace, sanity, solace?
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