Los Angeles-born Jalisciense trying to get his Juan Rulfo on. This article was written for and published in the 2015 edition of the Coachella Valley Music Festival CAMP magazine. The magazine is distributed free of charge to all Coachella attendees. The text is reprinted here in its entirety as it appeared in the issue.

Narrative history at its most compelling,. Tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between Shia and Sunni - an unforgettable epic as alive today as when it first happened. Grippingly written and deeply moving, this is the book that allows Western readers to grasp the scope and power of the Shia-Sunni split as never before. Finalist for the 2010 PEN-USA non-fiction award.

Thoughts, ideas, prayers, and stuff like that. So, today is my birthday. That means that next year i will be 50. My parents did not live long enough to see me turn 50. Both died of lung cancer. My dad was 70 when he died. Dad started smoking at 12, i think. Mom did stop smoking when i was young, but she lived with a smoker her whole adult life. Mom had me in her 20s. She should have seen me turn 50.

Every so often there will be that little voice . Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Thursday, February 1, 2018. Ever felt like with every move you take, you are getting closer to stepping on a mine? One wrong move, and instantly, all your hard work gets blown apart. Or do you feel that you are only moving closer to your goals? Strike a balance between the two extremes.

What if they were muslim. Hollywood Harris and the Best Defence Money Can Buy. Hatred and division will not seize the day.

Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem. O Lord, expand for me my breast, make my task easy for me. Loose the knot of my tongue, that they may understand my speech.