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The personal blog of P. Kerim Friedman.

War Stress

In Iraq, counselors are helping U.S. soldiers develop coping skills so that they can handle the stress of combat. But doctors are finding growing anxiety among Iraqi people who see themselves as caught in a helpless situation. NPR’s Emily Harris reports. I’m glad to see a discussion of civilian stress in this NPR report, as [...]

Bollywood English

When I first met Suketu Mehta he was deep in conversation with someone who was grilling him about his experiences writing the Bollywood action flick, “Mission Kashmir,” which he had written the screenplay for. He was embarrassed about how cartoonishly evil all the Afghan characters were (his wife is an activist on behalf of Afghan [...]