Tag Archives: Tripoli Reading Group

Negro Journeys

How does the African Negro relate to the American Negro? This theme has been discussed in essays of James Baldwin and continues to be an interesting theme especially in the context of the February 17 revolution in Libya. See blog … Continue reading

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Reading groups and conversations..to examine communities

Examining communities first hand opens many horizons and connections. The first hand interaction with peoples and ideas of different nationalities and regions when living in a cosmopolitan city like Tripoli adds a richness to life. How work, faith and migration … Continue reading

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Diwali in Tripoli.

In work and play, education and prayer Following the life of the community. As we celebrate another Diwali in Tripoli many previous years come to mind. This Dushera we had a gathering in a colleague’s house in Oil Clinic area … Continue reading

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