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Earthquake: Part II
The earth moved again yesterday, causing more evacuations and panic than last week’s shake and sparking a flurry of media reporting on how tremor-proof Dubai’s high-rise buildings are. There were initial reports that the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa … Continue reading
Earthquake in the Middle East
I’ve always wondered what an earthquake feels like. Ever since a friend of a friend told me about someone’s husband who was on a layover when an earthquake literally shook him from his hotel bed (he slept through the whole … Continue reading
CIRCLES IN THE SAND … Marianne Makdisi 