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A three-hour drive east
You can escape the freezing winter snows and winds of Kabul by taking only a three-hour drive east through the Silk Gorge to Jalalabad, where oranges are being harvested. You can escape the humid summer heat in marshy Kunduz, where temperatures often exceed forty degrees Celsius, by moving to the mountains of Badakhshan. – Thomas Barfield:…
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Dual citizenship
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Richard Yates: Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
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ZEIT Campus: Beim Einschlag der Raketen
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Max Frisch: Stiller
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achtmilliarden.com: When Kennedy Died
When Kennedy Died ist eine Erinnerung daran, wie alltäglich das politische Attentat heute ist (Barack Obama, während dessen Präsidentschaft die Drohneneinsätze stark zugenommen haben, nannte es mal in einem Atemzug mit anderen, regulären Mitteln der US-Außenpolitik). Und daran, wie sehr wir uns daran gewöhnt haben. Oskar Piegsa über meine Arbeit When Kennedy Died auf seinem…
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Encased in cement
Soon after the Lebanese civil war began, and the museum was engulfed in cross fire, the most precious pieces were spirited away and hidden, but the big statues, bas-reliefs, and stelae in the main halls were impossible to move. So Chehab had wooden frames built around each piece and then filled those frames with poured…
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The Smart View: When Kennedy Died
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Judith Butler: Haß spricht
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Shahrnush Parsipur: Frauen ohne Männer