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		<title>The Insignificant Other</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2010/12/25/letters/the-insignificant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Thirteen point seven billion years, the age of the universe.  One planet out of billions we live in.  One of seven billion people on earth, I am, and counting.  Millions will be delivered today, millions will end today.  
An infinitesimal spec, I am.  
Act I:Enter life, push, push, push &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel to Lost Places</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2010/02/04/letters/travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fjords in Norway, appearing and disappearing amidst clouds, make one wonder if it was the mountains that ventured too far into sea or the water that pushed further inland.  Or is this just nature dreaming?  
Sprouting geysers in Iceland, where the venting ground itself is a dormant giant whale when not a volcano.
Travel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fasten Your Seat Belt Please</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2010/01/18/letters/fasten-your-seat-belt-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, December 2009
“Final call for Royal Jordanian flight 267 to Montreal.  Passengers are kindly requested to proceed to Gate number three immediately.”
I tucked away my laptop and lunged to the security check point before the gate.  On my way I double-checked the flight departure monitor.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Middle East Conflict&#8221;: Mind Your Language!</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2009/11/23/letters/arab-israeli-middle-east-conflict-mind-your-language/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is inaccurate, distorting, even misleading, to call the conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis the “Middle East conflict” or the “Arab Israeli conflict,” especially in this time and day.  At a minimum, Middle East includes Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE.  Other definitions may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Forecast: Blood and Olives</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2009/11/02/letters/the-forecast-blood-and-olives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A detached, unemotional analysis of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict must conclude that Palestinians in particular, and Arabs in general have demonstrated little, if any power to influence Israel to end its illegal occupation, end the siege on Gaza, halt construction of the segregation wall, and dismantle the settlements.  A quick stroll in recent history offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Thousand Years Ago We Were Better</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2009/10/22/letters/one-thousand-years-ago-we-were-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read the following in the Economist (July 23rd, 2009 issue):
“The total manufacturing exports of the entire Arab world have recently been below those of the Philippines (with less than one-third the population) or Israel (with a population not much bigger than Riyadh’s). From 1980 to 2000 Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, the United Arab [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Your Name?</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2009/10/18/letters/whats-your-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I went to get my Jordanian military exemption more than a decade ago, I knew of the long lines and the bureaucracy that I had to battle.  I was also familiar with people cutting in line, the selfishness and lack of consideration for each other, exemplified best in the way people drive, (something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter Sent to Hillary Clinton</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2009/01/15/letters/letter-sent-to-hillary-clinton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 15, 2009
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
First of all, congratulations!  We look forward to your leadership in international affairs, which brings me to my point:
As you may be aware by now, according to the UN, after 20 days the Israeli assault on Gaza has killed more than a thousand Palestinians and injured more than 4000.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Superficial Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2008/06/20/letters/tips-possibly-superficial-and-amoral/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2008/06/20/letters/tips-possibly-superficial-and-amoral/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a girl that likes to get drunk and have a one night stand, better go to his place than yours &#8211; that way if you get a scare when u see his face upon waking up you can just slide out asap- imagine him lingering all day at your place introducing himself to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letters Between A Palestinian and A Jew</title>
		<link>http://www.ziadrizk.com/2006/10/10/letters/letters-between-a-palestinian-and-a-jew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(caution this is long)
Eric,
I feel at a standstill.  I am not moving forward.  Career is only there to make money, to satisfy a standard of living, but in my case at least, is not the reason for my living.  Though it consumes time, yes, and we may say causes distraction, these are [...]]]></description>
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