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Middle East

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Matters of the Flesh

A woman experiences the full Turkish bath experience for the first time.

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Making It Up Mount Sinai

After being told she may never walk again, a traveler not only learns to walk again but decides to climb Mt. Sinai.

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The International Expiration Date

Realistically, where was this going? I was from California but lived in Korea. He lived in Spain but hailed from London.

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A City Through the Eyes of Love

She may have lived a long life since her trip to Istanbul, but she can still recall the passion awoken by the young man in Sultanahmet.

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Of Danger and Beauty

The citywide siren filled every corner of the house–a house in Tel Aviv without a bomb shelter.

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The Shway Shway of the Vibrating Sisterhood

"Please bring your bag over here" are not words you want to hear from a customs agent. Ever.

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Eid al-Adha: Sheeps!

I'm exhausted after witnessing and processing the existence of yet another world that is so entirely different than my own.

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Valentine’s Day in an Istanbul Hamam

When the lights go out in a historical Turkish bath, one woman is enlightened.

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Among the Believers

The Medina of Damascus is a labyrinth of winding medieval alleys, every turn of a corner revealing something new.

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Scent of a Secret Self

I don't ordinarily wear perfume, but I sought out the perfume-maker because I desired something very particular.

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Not My Father’s Karachi

My progress in deciphering the conundrums of modern day Karachi is going nowhere.

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Commiserating with Camels

A free 10-day tour of Israel takes a group of young Americans from Jerusalem to a kibbutz to Bedouin territory.

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Not Without My Daughters – Family Travel in Iran

A woman travels to Tehran, Iran, with her seven and nine year old daughters.

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Breaking Frontiers

Every detail you observe, every person you meet, every fact you learn, makes it more difficult to generalize, to presume, to stereotype.

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Woman in the Dunes

We headed toward the Libyan border, entering the cusp of the Western Desert that branches out into the Sahara.

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That Sea is Dead to Me

It was the middle of the Negev desert, and I owed a lot of people a lot of money.

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