Pakistani Media and Anti-American Sentiment

I've become very interested in international political systems.

Read my latest ITL News article to learn a bit about Pakistani press.


http://itlnewsmedia.com/pakistani-media-anti-american-sentiment-pakistan/

ITL News

Dear All,

A couple of months ago I told you about an online publication for which I am writing.
The name of the publication has changed to ITL News and I encourage all of you to like it on facebook and twitter! ITL News  provides information that is often left out of mainstream media.

ITLNewMedia.com
https://www.facebook.com/itlnewsmedia
https://twitter.com/ITLnews


Samira R. Noorali

An exciting review of "A Simple Rebirth" on Amazon.com

I love getting reviews like this.  I obviously appreciate any positive (and even sometimes negative/ constructive) feedback but reviews like these make me feel like I'm getting a small glimpse into the reader's head.  

"I read this immediately after getting it in the mail and I was so incredibly happy with it. It was full of emotion and pretty visceral. I enjoy, well..more than simply enjoy, I crave writing like this. Writing that takes you to another place, even if it is a scary place. Even if you haven't had the same experiences as the writer, believe me, there will be something deep down inside you that this touches..and it churns and churns and makes you think deeply, and you'll definitely, like me, read it over and over. The illustrations do not overpower the writing. They complement it perfectly and they match the feeling of the paired writing perfectly.

If you haven't already purchased the book, go do it now. It is an essential. This woman is not only an amazing writer, but a super strong woman and should be proud of every bit of what she has accomplished. I expect more masterpieces by this writer, and cannot wait to devour them!"


http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Rebirth-Samira-R-Noorali/product-reviews/1467567647/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

Haiku and other Micropoetry on Self/Identity

Follow me on twitter twitter.com/samiranoorali to get micropoetry as I write it!

don't be hurt, lost and inferior just because you can't define me

A colorful identity swirls tightly around one sky high maypole... it slowly unfurls only to engirdle another.




make an avatar of me and capture my soul for eternity.

you writhe over jagged rocks of self-pity until they begin to feel like soft, open arms... then you simply sink into them.









Poems on Poverty have been updated! Check out that post here.

http://samiranoorali.blogspot.com/2013/08/micropoetry-about-poverty.html

3 Summery Haikus

Two azaleas sway, nudge and graze in the wind like lovers at woodstock

Sipping persian tea, toes buried in warm white sand, balmy winds abound.

Cold blue-green waves curl, softly break through the pinkish pastel horizon.

Micropoetry about poverty

she scratches a 40 year old scar on her wrinkled face, parks her walker, adjusts her violet wig, and pilfers a barbie pink lipstick.




peasants sink into a gravelly, charcoal street that pulls like quicksand.





in the tuberculosis clinic
undulating rainbows of mismatched princess toe-socks cleanse the contaminated air





sift for gold nuggets and rare, perforated swiss on a littered beach.

My interview on BlogTalkRadio TONIGHT!

Tune in tonight! I'll be talking with Boyd and Lucinda on a great show called "The Streets Don't Love You Back."

Aug 21, 2013 .8:30 PT/ 9:30 MT/ 10:30 CT/ 11:30 est Location: GLOBAL 
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thestreetsdontloveyouback 
Phone: 347-826-7273



UPDATE:

It was an honor to talk to Boyd and Lucinda.  They are beautiful people.  I feel so privileged to have discussed the role of the arts in trauma recovery with them.