talks to Ihab on plane - about female circumcision - Ihab thinks it's sexy
talks to 20 year olds about war - American/Sudanese/Afghani and Sudan's civil war
met a landmine expert - notes all the aid workers in his hotel - pg 63: "Charities and aid programs seemed to turn African problems into permanent conditions that were bigger and messier."
he is turned on by a veiled woman who shows some henna-laced leg as she bends over, pg 64: "That sight made the day seem hotter." The near-tastelessness of the comment mixed with the cliche turned me off, cooled me down
history of British-Sudanese war relations - Winston Churchill was a journalist there
witnesses dancing dervishes - "revivalist prayer meeting" meets "village exorcism"
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment