Ali’s Story
We spent three years there, imprisoned by barbed wire and armed military who would rather take to violence than use their words. We slept in tents and small houses made of clay, living as best we could in our confinement.
Fear and Love in the Middle East
The moment my foot touched ground outside the train, I felt guilt, not relief. He knew. He knew I was scared of him. He knew why. And he knew he wasn’t a threat.
Illogical Immigration Restrictions
President Trump signed a visa ban against people from Islamic countries, including Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iran, Sudan and Somalia, stopping just short of banning people from entry based [...]
A note to refugees: Travel with peace and good protect you
In 2008, I took a daytrip to Latakia on the Syrian coast to see what had been described to me as the Miami of Syria. A few years later, [...]
No more kebab
I am standing tip-toe on a newly established highline outside of Shiraz. This place is a playground for highliners, clean cliffs and canyons as far as the eye can see, a [...]
Move Copenhagen
In June I packed up my apartment and caught a flight to Denmark with a one-way ticket. I had been invited to teach slacklining workshops at a festival in [...]
It’s possible. Emkan dare.
"Emkan dare" was one of the first phrases I learned in Farsi, "It is possible." This was coupled with "It is beautiful, isn't it?" and "That's strange" along with [...]
Walking towards the same goal
It's often bothered me when I hear people refer to the region somewhere between Africa, Europe, and China as "the Middle East" as if it is one homogeneous country. [...]