The term lockdown has a more literal meaning in Kuwait than in places like the United States where a global public health crisis has been electrified by the politics of fear. One year since novel coronavirus was first detected in Kuwait, it has returned with rage, haunting many with lockdown memories. When the first caseContinue reading “Living Strong Under Lock and Key”
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Of Song and Sun
As dawn feigned, the sky was still pitch black. Overflowing dumpsters on the street were haunted by men in long robes with dark eyes. Unable to lay down for some 40 hours I was unsure if I had fallen back asleep or had failed to wake at all. Nothing was clear. The distressing scenery andContinue reading “Of Song and Sun”
Alisha A. Lund 