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Watch me read from the first chapter of my novel They Called Me Wyatt
The post Reading from the first chapter of my novel They Called ...
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I have great news to share. My novel They Called Me Wyatt was acquired by the amazing Texas-based publisher, Rebeller. You can order it from Amazon ...
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The past year has been an extremely difficult year for me, and I’m still grappling with its aftermath. I have been doing a lot of thinking and reading, and ...
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I’m so humbled and honored to receive an award at the prestigious F. Scott Literary Festival in Rockville for my short story Ustaz Ali. I was especially happy to ...
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I’m so humbled and honored to receive an award at the prestigious F. Scott Literary Festival in Rockville for my short story Ustaz Ali. I was especially happy to be awarded ...
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Posted: May 8th, 2018, 7:56pm UTC by Natasha
It has been a long journey. A tiresome, journey of three years, but it’s finally happening. LA-based publisher California Coldblood has acquired my novel They Called Me ...
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One of the biggest challenges that I faced during the span of my thirties was getting my fiction work published. My journey into the world of fiction publishing was ...
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Whether you’re trying to put the latest escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian violence in context for your audience or trying to stay informed yourself, here’s a list of social media ...
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Posted: May 23rd, 2014, 4:02am UTC by Natasha
Last week I experienced my first racist incident in the eight years I have been living in the U.S. I have seen and heard of racism happening to ...
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Posted: May 28th, 2013, 10:59pm UTC by Natasha
By Natasha Tynes — The Huffington Post
While visiting family and friends in Amman, Jordan last week after being away for over two years, ...
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Posted: May 15th, 2012, 11:50pm UTC by Natasha
Social media are easy to use, but those quick tweets and status updates can be dangerous for journalists who want to keep their jobs.
As more ...
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@jmelki can you DM me your Email address if you don't mind? Couldn't find it on AUB website # Journalists Launch First Global Religion Reporting Association http://t.co/GYFThIbK cc @icfj # ...
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Lately, I’m struck by the massive potential that the iPhone photo app Instagram provides for journalists worldwide.
See, these days I’m into photos, especially baby photos, ...
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Posted: June 10th, 2011, 10:28pm UTC by Natasha
By Natasha Tynes
How can journalists tap into the power of Facebook to crowdsource reporting and interact with readers? The average users spend an estimated “25 ...
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As the world watches the unprecedented developments in Egypt, which was dubbed “Revolution 2.0,” a number of media outlets and social media sites have also taken their own ...
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I just got back from an eight-day trip to California where I embarked on a journey of discovery. As an East Coaster, I wanted to understand that foreign part of ...
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While many are arguing nowadays whether Wikileaks is a new kind of journalism, and whether journalists should learn from its founder Julian Assange or just stay away from him as ...
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Lately, I’ve been driving my husband crazy. I’m always distracted. My mind is simply elsewhere. I’m presently living “on planet Natasha,” to quote his description of my current state of ...
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The most recent horrific attack on Christians in Iraq struck a personal cord with me. Of all the attacks happening daily in Iraq, this one somehow hit home. It might have ...
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While the US media was having a field day with a non-story about a fringe pastor who wanted to burn the Quran, and while Islamophobia and anti-Muslim incidents were skyrocketing ...
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For many, September 14 was your regular Tuesday with its heavy work load. For others it was the day when minor elections were taking place in several US states. But for me ...
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The first amendment is a genius piece of work. It gives American journalists the freedom to express and air information, it gives ordinary citizens the power to vocally criticize authority, ...
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The first amendment is a genius piece of work. It gives American journalists the freedom to express and air information, it gives ordinary citizens the power to vocally criticize authority, ...
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Since I moved to the US, I have gradually become one of those who dread Mondays. I don’t dread Mondays for the obvious reasons: The start of a new hectic ...
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Posted: July 8th, 2010, 7:52pm UTC by Natasha
Twitter or not, never forget to stick with basic ethics and make sound judgments, because yes, forgiveness is no longer an option....
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Posted: May 7th, 2010, 10:16am UTC by Natasha
As I write this, I’m seated on a train headed back to DC from New York City. This basically means that I can’t keep making up excuses about not having time to ...
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My friend Bassam disagrees with me. He tells me he avoids reading any Arabic publications on planes heading to the US. “It’s out of respect for their fear,” he tells ...
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My nickname in high school was the “angry smurf.” Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that’s me, the angry one. I hate things, issues, and people. And worst of all I’m very ...
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The night President Obama decided to address the American people I was home, on my sofa, under a down comforter. On the table across from me were a bottle of ...
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One of the best books I read in a long time is a travel book called “The Geography of Bliss” by Eric Weiner. It is really not your regular travel ...
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Body of Lies is simply a big lie...
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Censoring the Queen...
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What I learned during lunch...
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Freecycle: The American art of giving...
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Posted: July 17th, 2008, 8:32pm UTC by Natasha
Musicians attacked in Amman: The sister is “okay”...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:29pm UTC by Natasha
Salman Rushdie, up close and personal...
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Posted: July 1st, 2008, 11:38pm UTC by Natasha
Thoughts on the Stimulus Check...
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Posted: June 7th, 2008, 12:46am UTC by Natasha
Obama’s Middle East: ‘Change we can believe in’?...