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Alan Johnson is Free!

Like millions of other BBC listeners and viewers I awoke to the news that BBC journalist Alan Johnson had been freed from captivity in Gaza. A bit of good news from the Middle East for a change. It was fascinating to see how the previously demonized Hamas was repeatedly acknowledged in various ways. It has [...]

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On the Pull

Today I had a haircut (nr 2), at the end of which some goop was unexpectedly rubbed in my hair. There I was, thinking: “this is quite nice.” My hair was cut right away, for a modest price by London standards, and without any of the histrionics I became accustomed to in the Philippines. That [...]

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