All Posts Tagged With: "Kenya"
Faith, Hope and Poverty: A Story from Kenya
Life is frustrating, right? I’m not famous, my two-year-old won’t go to sleep at bedtime, and my least favorite contestant might actually win American Idol. Most of these problems are solvable or irrelevant or not really problems in the first place. But here’s one problem that has bothered me since 1996: How do I help […]
28Apr2008 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued
The Moral Lives of Foreign Correspondents
Visiting a slum in Nairobi is like walking through a haunted house: a horror around every corner. You have to step carefully to avoid slipping into the open sewers. You see and hear and smell that people are living in situations very close to hell on earth. It’s hard to fight the overwhelming urge to […]
27Aug2007 | Andrea Useem | 0 comments | Continued
Andrea Useem on Health.com- Ramadan and the Working Mom: Finding Room for Fasting
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- Is Plastic Surgery Immoral? What World Religions Have to Say
- Improve Your Health: Forgive Someone
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I am thankful for this reminder forgivness is not only possible and also expected. I had never thought of ...
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Andrea,
I have to admit I am somewhat embarrassed by my post. I'm afraid I exaggerated a bit much. Some people ...
The greatest part about blogging is the fellow bloggers -- thanks to you all. 
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Enjoy the break! I look forward to your forthcoming features. 
Thanks Andrea.
Yay for taking a break! You know, I find it absolutely astounding how writing productive you are (with ...
This a very thought-provoking post. I had an opportunity to speak with Professor Narayanan a month or so after ...
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