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...Think of Joseph Conrad, or James Joyce. Had the Polish seafarer and the itinerant Irishman never packed their suitcases, their novels could not have been written....
...As for literature, the rise of “global” fiction (Mohsin Hamid’s, say, or Jhumpa Lahiri’s) could be deceptive. The larger trend was the novel-as-therapy....
...But the question asked by another college friend remained unanswered: “Does it make me a traitor to my country if I can’t give up my love for Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s poetry, or the novels of Mohsin Hamid and Fatima...
...The Uzbek poet and novelist Abdulla Qodiriy is sitting down to a New Year supper when the NKVD, Joseph Stalin’s secret police, invade his home and throw him into a Tashkent prison....
...The Worlds of Joseph Conrad, by Maya Jasanoff, William Collins, RRP£25 A window into the world at the dawn of the 20th century through the life and work of a great novelist....
...Such groups would not receive much direct help from Isis and would rely on their own capabilities to keep attacking foreigners, government and military installations and religious minorities, Omar Hamid...
...General Joseph Dunford said the peaceful voting in heavily populated areas for Saturday’s presidential election had shown that Afghan soldiers were capable of securing the country....
...After weeks of lambasting the US for its wilfulness in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai reached an agreement with American forces on Wednesday over their withdrawal from Wardak province, on the eastern...
...“If he ends up signing this deal and giving up his weapons he will have lost his role as an asset,” said Sami Nader, professor of political science at Lebanon’s Saint Joseph University....
...President Hamid Karzai has repeatedly criticised western governments in recent months, in one case accusing them of colluding with the Taliban....
...Hamid Karzai: Mercurial president tests US patience Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s president since 2001, has lost none of his ability to surprise....
...When photos of soldiers urinating on dead insurgents surfaced and civilian casualties threatened US relations with President Hamid Karzai, Mr Amini conveyed apologetic messages to Afghan leaders....
...mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLENewsIntl ‘Kony’ screening inflames Ugandans A group screening a popular video about fugitive African rebel leader Joseph Kony suspended showings in northern Uganda after angry viewers...
...How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, by Mohsin Hamid, Hamish Hamilton, RRP£14.99, 240 pages Hamid’s new book plays around with genre – our unnamed narrator recounts his tale as the protagonist of his...
...Hamid Karzai and Kabul’s problems in establishing itself as an effective, non-corrupt seat of government....
...Mohsin Hamid Author of ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Little of the fiction I’ve read over the past 12 months was published in 2012. But two very impressive works of non-fiction were....
...However, the position as head of Lyxor’s ETF business in Asia still remains unfilled following the departure of Joseph Ho who moved to Credit Suisse in October....
...Underlining this is the realisation that Hamid Karzai, Afghan president, whose only trusted US interlocutor is Gen McChrystal, is continuing to plough his own furrow, in spite of having had the full red...
...Meanwhile, as Hamid Alipour of the Iranian government’s Information Technology Company said this week: “The attack is still ongoing and new versions …are spreading.”...
...Mr Eikenberry and Mr Holbrooke, who argued Gen McChrystal had put too many eggs in Hamid Karzai’s basket, were also at fault....
...His administration has sought to use the uncertainty over his decision to exert more pressure on the government of Hamid Karzai, Afghan president, to crack down on issues such as corruption....
...“It does not matter how much money we foreigners put into this place and it does not matter how many troops we pour into this place,” ambassador Joseph Mussomeli, assistant chief of mission at the US embassy...
...The CEO Within: Why Inside-Outsiders are the Key to Succession Planning By Joseph L....
...Joseph Perella's big u-turn What changed Joseph Perella's mind? A little over two weeks ago, the legendary investment banker delivered an inspiring speech to the troops at Morgan Stanley....
...President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has called on the US to put all its Afghan prisoners into Afghan custody....
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