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Cuban doctors fighting ebola: Heroes, not martyrs Milena Recio • October 14, 2014 HAVANA - Several media with worldwide reach have reported on Cuba’s decision to send 165 health professionals…
I wrote this while I was doing my post graduate studies in Medical Anthropology at the Brunel University of London, England photo taken in front of Beth Shalom Synagogue in…
PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELLING AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS On my way over to the Indians, from Miami to Dallas, I was on American Airlines, and the flight attendants up front were very friendly.…
I am preparing for Yom Kippur in Miami when I received this message from Cuba. I had sen an email detailing the unselfish sacrifice of 175 cuban medical professionals who…
Eu tenho saudades de tudo Today I had an extraordinarily pleasant flight from London to Miami, it was as if, I was all alone and then given attention when necessary,…
I was dropping off my sister at the Miami International Airport. The lovely Cuban woman behind the counter at the Versailles Coffee shop at the Departure area made me a…
FREQUENT FLIER: THE GAME OF AIRLINE UPGRADES ON INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHTS In the month of November, I have a flight scheduled from CMN Casablanca in Morocco to JFK in New York.…
DOES ANTHROPOLOGY HAVE A FUTURE? Yes. Why? The importance of OTHER is more relevant and urgent than ever before. How else are we going to understand, disparate cultural entities, interacting…
HOW DO MOST PEOPLE KEEP FIT? If you are a rickshaw puller in Calcutta or a Bici driver (bicycle taxi) driver in Baracoa, you wouldn't be concerned too much about…
SUPERMODERNITY AND TRADITION IN ONE DAY MIAMI TO THE OMAHA INDIAN RESERVATION. Hey, Doc, said my Omaha Indian teacher, I don't know where Belgium is, but it does not matter,…
THE BROWN SUGAR DOCTOR TO THE KICKAPOO When I began working with the Indians, I used to introduce myself as the Sugar Doctor, in keeping with the humour of the…
Wherever there is oppression, CUBA lends a hand.. And some of the results can be beautiful MUSIC.. that carry that message Africa Beats: Aziza Brahim voices Western Sahara blues 21…