June 27, 2005 June 27, 2005 Pass the Sheesha to the Left Hand Side by Joshua Berman A creamy lump of hummus and olive oil, a silver pot of Moroccan mint tea, and a fat hookah packed with sweet apple tobacco–this…
June 24, 2005 June 24, 2005 Too Much Hot by Joshua Berman A blast of thick, wet, heat met us as we de-planed; my glasses were instantly fogged, my mind too, 6:30 a.m. local time, not…
June 24, 2005 June 24, 2005 Saudi Arabia Sunrise by Joshua Berman Maybe it was an illusion, a trick of the airplane’s thick window, but the long, jet-black horizon looked slightly curved. Even through the tiny…