Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

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  • The Whole Enchilada

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    9/11 not only changed American discourses on security but also modified the US- Mexican relations and with it its promises of a fair accomplishment of the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) regarding immigration and trade

  • Security at the Denver Airport, USA. Photo by Quinn Dombrowski, Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

    Anticipating Catastrophe

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    This summer I was on a flight from Australia to Japan. I took my shoes off at security, just like I always do. But this time, my gesture drew little smirks from the others nearby. I looked around: no one else had their shoes off. Someone commented to me with […]

  • The Media Needs to Discourage Religious Extremism of All Kinds

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    Why is the call to represent Muslim culture so depreciated? Isn’t this an act of religious extremism in itself in a post 9/11 scenario? The home improvement chain Lowe’s strong opposition to the ‘All American-Muslim’ reality TV show – which focuses on the everyday lives of Muslim-American families – that cause […]

  • The Blame Game – A Game with No Winners

    9/11 has surely changed the world: it has changed perspectives, changed the geographies of countries and most importantly it has changed the lives of countless families and persons. I still clearly remember the recording that was playing on the local news channel on the evening of the day after in […]