Tag Archives: Dave Eggers

Unending Katrina: Dave Eggers’ Zeitoun

Posted on October 31, 2012 by wcd2

October 31, 2012 I never made it to the World Humanities Forum, a small story in a big storm. New Orleans and New York: this is the tale of two cities that is now unfolding. I wish I could say: … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, Climate change, Contemporary novel, Environmentalism, Ethnicity, Genre, Islam, Media, Middle East, oceans, World religions | Tagged Abdulrahman Zeitoun, Charles Dickens, Dave Eggers, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, New Orleans, New York, New York Times, World Humanities Forum, Zeitoun | 1 Comment

Sudan: George Clooney, Dave Eggers, Valentino Achak Deng

Posted on March 21, 2012 by wcd2

March 21, 2012 Last Friday George Clooney was arrested protesting the new humanitarian violations in Sudan. The Satellite Sentinel Project, which he co-founded with John Prendergast in October 2010, collects digital images analyzed by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and used … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, collaboration, Contemporary novel, Ethnicity, film medium, Global South, Islam, Media, print medium, world literature, YouTube videos | Tagged Arabs, Dave Eggers, George Clooney, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, John Prendergast, Josiah Henson, Middle East, Nuba Mountains, Omar al-Bashid, Satellite Sentinel Project, Sudan, Valentino Achak Deng, What is the What, YouTube | 6 Comments