by Harvey Morris | 13 Jul 2020 | United States
We foreigners often scoff at Americans. But like it or not, the world always pays rapt attention to the U.S. election, and this year is no exception. President Barack Obama, right, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Barbra Streisand, White House, 24...
by Harvey Morris | 5 Mar 2020 | Economy, Health and Wellness
As a survivor of the Asian flu, I remember 1957 vividly. Times have changed since, but there are key similarities between that crisis and the coronavirus. A doctor gives a nurse the first Asian flu vaccine shot to be administered in New York, August 16, 1957. (AP...
by Harvey Morris | 14 Oct 2019 | Decoders, Middle East
The Kurds are the world’s largest nation without a state. Yet, when thrust onto the world agenda, questions over the group’s identity invariably arise. Supporters of Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party dance during Nowruz, the Kurdish New Year, in Istanbul,...
by Harvey Morris | 8 Oct 2019 | Decoders, Media Literacy
Are the Houthis in Yemen “Iran-backed” or “Iran-aligned”? Are Hezbollah members “terrorists” or “liberators”? Labels can make a big difference. Hezbollah supporters wear headbands with pictures of Iran’s Ayatollah...
by Harvey Morris | 15 Feb 2019 | Decoders, Islam, Middle East
Revolutions lead in uncertain directions. Today, the effects of Iran’s revolution are still being felt on geopolitics, women’s rights and global conflict. An Iranian soldier during a demonstration in Isfahan, Iran, December 1979 (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)...