On March 7, 2014, Moniro Ravanipour read from her work-in-progress and subsequently answered questions posed by audience members at the City of Asylum. In this Q&A on Sampsonia Way, Moniro explains her writing style, the journey to America, her thoughts on the “sound” of English vs. Farsi, and she divulges her secret to publishing in Iran.
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Today’s curated cartoon on Sampsonia Way Magazine was created by “Dr. Meddy” of Tanzania. He provides an interpretation of the recent humanitarian disaster, religious conflict, and internecine fighting within the Central African Republic (CAR).
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In the second installation of “The Freedom Chat”, Ukrainian-born Linor Goralik affirms the power of political art, the reaches of religious censorship, and her relentless search to find outlets that will publish her work.
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Columnist Orlando Pardo Lazo underscores the fact that a new law passed by the National Assembly will open up the economy in Cuba to foreign investment but will not extend to Cubans living within or outside of the country.
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The Constitutional court in Turkey ruled PM Erdogan’s actions illegal, after the two week period in which he banned Twitter. In today’s curated cartoon, Artist Osvaldo Gutierrez depicts the iconic social media symbol escaping its former clutches.
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Tarik Günersel offers a pre- through post-election look at recent events that transpired in Turkey. Tarik also lays out some key Erdoğan “moments” during the election process, which provided great fodder for media outlets around the world.
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January 31, 2014 marked the launch of Sampsonia Way’s first anthology Generation Zero: An Anthology of New Cuban Fiction. In this video, Pittsburgh’s Josh Raulerson (WESA) as well as American novelist and college professor Angie Cruz read from the new release.
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