Month: June 2006

PEN World Voices 2006!

Ah yes, I have just found these two links below to the audio recording of the panel discussions that I participated in as part of involvement in the New York Festival of International Literature in April. For those of you interested in listening to them, just click on the links below, and do bear in mind that each panel lasted for around an hour (the files are in mp3 format):

Exiles in America and Just the Facts (Internet & Censorship). Also, below is the transcrip of the “Just the Facts” panel as posted on OpenDemocracy. Continue reading “PEN World Voices 2006!” →

Back to Action!

No, believe it or not, I haven’t watched a single match from the World Cup so far. Indeed, I just had enough time to keep up with the scores at the end of a long day. But I do hope to get a chance to follow the finals when the time comes (because I really feel like I am living inMogadishuat this stage).

So, my short two-day absence from the blogosphere was not soccer-related in anyway, as some might have predicted. Indeed, I am not that predictable yet all due thanks and praise to my heretical stars. Let’s just say that the official explanation for my absence is that I was otherwise preoccupied. This will have to do for now. Continue reading “Back to Action!” →

Rally Update!

There are probably many things that I should write about at this stage, that I am, in fact, expected to write about. But I won’t. I am just too drained and I need to recharge myself over the next few hours/days, whatever. I promise to come back soon though.

Meanwhile, I just need to note here that the freedom rally that was initially scheduled for the 22nd will be postponed for a few weeks, in accordance with the wishes of most of the interested individuals and parties that we contacted – the 22nd was simply too short of a notice for them. So, we will figure out some new date soon, and I will announce it on the blog of course in due course of time.

Cheers.