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Fight the War on Terror - for just 10 Bucks!
Posted on 07/12/2011
Dear Friends,We are saddened and shocked by the recent events here in Mali. In case you have not heard, five Europeans were kidnapped last month (a first), and one tragically lost his life...
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Thank goddess for Islamic full veils!
Posted on 04/10/2011
This is Ami. (It may not be her real name.) She arrives at our house every morning at seven. I open the door for her, she enters and empties the two laundry baskets that we have, and takes...
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Blog Revival
Posted on 14/07/2010
Bamako, MaliJuly 14, 2010It has been over five years ago that I first visited Mali. I was about to turn 40, and I felt that the occasion called for something out of the ordinary. A friend...
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How I got my Malian driver’s license
Posted on 18/03/2009
My New York State driver’s license was due to expire on my birthday in January. Renewing it by mail presented with some logistical difficulties, and I got it into my head that I would...
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The Customer is Queen
Posted on 29/11/2008
The customer is queenI have a little raggedy gas stove in our kitchen, which is connected to a big gas container. Every couple of months the gas will run out, inevitably in the middle of...
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Malian Love Stories – Part 3
Posted on 27/04/2008
Oumou was in seventh or eight grade when she met Reesa. Reesa was much older -he was her math teacher- and she was flattered by the attention he paid her. He was single, he came from a...
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Malian Love Stories - Part 2
Posted on 09/02/2008
It was Sunday morning, and we were having coffee on the terrace. Malé’s phone rang, and as he was responding to the call I could tell –even though he was speaking...
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Malian Love Stories - Part 1
Posted on 22/01/2008
My neighbor Moussa lives next door with his mother, his wife, and their children. His wife is beautiful, and the mother to his two daughters and toddler son. Like him, she is Peul. She has...
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Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!
Posted on 03/11/2007
As I am sitting on the terrace, ice coffee in hand, watching the cats play in the garden, some music in the background, pondering my life, it almost feels like I am in a very familiar place...
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Dear Uncle in Timbuktu!
Posted on 06/08/2007
Dear Uncle in Timbuktu! I apologize for just now finding the time to write to you … Malé and I have been very busy, but this weekend I finally had some quiet time, and wanted...
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En avril, je me rends à bamako et très probablement à Tombouctou où j'ai des connaissances; je souhaiterai bien vous rencontrer.
Bon courage et j'espère à notre rencontre....