Jonathan Curiel

San Francisco-based writer-journalist who has written widely about visual art, music, film, Islam, Middle East, global affairs, and other subjects of interest

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Can Tutug plays vibraphone with the best of them. To listen to him play from the night I attended his performance at Istanbul's Nardis Jazz, go to https://t.co/GWQshsOSI0

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@Samana_Siddiqui @PrinceEdwardIII @JoramvKlaveren Thanks for the shout-out. Agreed about your sentiment. Rex Ingram is part of a long cascade of people who became bridges to religions that will always need more illumination -- especially in tense times like these.

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‘Afghan Girl’ From 1985 National Geographic Cover Takes Refuge in Italy https://t.co/zVN1bL0xFs

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Afghan Economy Nears Collapse as Pressure Builds to Ease U.S. Sanctions https://t.co/JWTK156xg0

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@tigerbeat @SFWeekly @BAMPFA @sfchronicle Hi Steve. Thanks so much for the shout-out! Really appreciate it. Endings are always . . . well, "interesting" is one way to describe them. I had good runs at both media outlets. Now it's on to whatever comes next!

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@HebaAlkul شكرا جزيلا على هذا الفيديو! سأقوم بترجمته بشكل أفضل ، لكن ما أفهمه منه مدروس للغاية.

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A Dangerous Scramble to Evacuate Afghan Nonprofit Workers https://t.co/n7BfBMXcBh

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‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims https://t.co/vz5APQOigE

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@HebaAlkul Dear Heba. Thanks for your reply! Yes, so much to talk about -- esp. @Arabs and Muslims in the world, Syria, etc. I was last in Damascus 20 years ago. So much has changed, I know.

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While making words is how I make my living, 9/11's anniversary is yet another reminder that language and living are much more than words. Sometimes, sounds say everything that needs to be said. From my piano in San Francisco, my elegy to #9/11.
https://t.co/zS0vvZ8FyE

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Giant Puppet Ruffles Some Feathers on a Long Walk Through Greece https://t.co/7cREX27qNx

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Even after ISIS's fall, #Yazidi women are trapped in a labyrinth of secrecy at Syria's Al-Hol refugee camp. Hogir Hirori's #Sabaya takes us into the lives of Yazidi women and the team that's trying to rescue them. Hirori tells me @ the film's genesis.
https://t.co/luQgVpXhVW

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@Wikimedia @wikimediapolicy So saddened by this. Sherwin was not just a strong intellect but someone who thought through things in an incredibly deep way. He embedded himself in issues and ideas -- and grounded those around him in words that were important and lasting.

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@NBA, @NBAonTNT, @ESPN: I love watching #NBA playoff games and hearing talented announcers like #MarkJackson. But why use "locked and loaded" to describe players' ability to shoot? Isn't that metaphor out of place given America's recent #gunviolence?

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Thankful that I got to hear the analysis of @BanafshKeynoush at a @cwclub event about Iran and its neighbors -- and then ask questions. Smart talk about the Middle East is more important than ever.

[Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California @cwclub]

Today
• 9:30 A.M. PDT / Iran's Regional Dynamics: A Piecemeal Approach (@BanafshKeynoush & @WriterJCuriel)
• 5 P.M. PDT / Walk the Walk & Talk the Talk: A Deep Dive into Race Relations (@blackfutureslab's @aliciagarza @hkhijazi & Jon Osaki)

Register: https://t.co/PXkgnUHrBs

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Looking forward to talking on Thursday with Fadi Elsalameen (@Elsalameen) about his perspective on Arab-Israeli progress toward Middle East peace. The Commonwealth Club talk is 10 am PDT.
https://t.co/o0SIE9PiDN.

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@Sellassie Thanks for your note, @Sellassie. Wish Z and I could have joined!

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One of the many important articles that have analyzed the stunning sedition that took place this week: The Police’s Tepid Response To The Capitol Breach Wasn’t An Aberration https://t.co/qMtzsAu61O

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@HowardMortman @SFWeekly Thanks for the shout-out @HowardMortman. No one in the audiences of my C-SPAN interviews has ever said I look like Howard Stern (thankfully), but many other people say that right away. As noted in my piece: I think the resemblance only goes so far!

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An important subject for the next presidential debate: "Refugees Who Assisted the U.S. Military Find the Door to America Slammed Shut" https://t.co/c8PHnzg6dk