Category Archives: Writing

White Savior Syndrome™

Posted on March 17, 2016 by

(or: “The Journalistic Stunt of Trafficking Syrian Children”) In a recent article written for Information Clearing House [link], Franklin Lamb states: “I confess to having purchased four children near Ramlet el Baida beach recently from a stressed-out Syrian woman.” The article … Continue reading →

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Research/writing at @academia [updated]

Posted on December 12, 2015 by

I’ve uploaded papers, conference presentations, articles, etc. to Academia.edu [link to Academia.edu]; I hope this will serve as a more central repository of output than my various blogs/web sites. View main page: [link to Academia.edu] Thanks for reading.

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التبني كأحد مظاهر الإختفاء القسري

Posted on November 3, 2015 by

http://www.legal-agenda.com/article.php?id=1274&folder=articles&lang=ar

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The seeker and the sought.

Posted on August 28, 2015 by

Update: I’ve uploaded the foreword to Academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/15249125/The_Seeker_and_the_Sought I was honored to be asked to provide the introduction to an anthology of writing concerning adoption reunion: Adoption Reunion in the Social Media Age, an Anthology, edited by Laura Dennis. The … Continue reading →

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What is the obverse of “ghost” and “haunting”?

Posted on April 19, 2015 by

Originally posted on Transracialeyes:
We’ve spoken about ghosts here and there. Lately, with reunion looming, I feel like I am haunting my own life, finding might-have-been footsteps; meeting could-have-been friends and, inch’allah, even family. But the metaphor is bothering me.…

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Islamophobia and adoption: Who are the civilized?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

This paper started as a conference presentation at the Adoption Initiative Conference in 2012 with the theme “‘Best Interests of the Child?’: Race, Religion, and Rescue in Adoption”. The basis for it was sparked by an article that appeared in … Continue reading →

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What does “Moving On” look like?

Posted on February 2, 2015 by

Originally posted on Transracialeyes:
It seems at every juncture I turn and run smack into adoption.  I consciously try to avoid it, but it seems to seek me out. For four decades I just lived my life and denied my…

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On the nightmare of adoption reunion.

Posted on January 18, 2015 by

An adoptive parent in the United Kingdom recently described the potential reunion of the children temporarily in his care with their parents as his “worst nightmare”. This was like a kick in the gut. Because I feel that my own … Continue reading →

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Adoption: Abide or die.

Posted on January 16, 2015 by

Originally posted on Transracialeyes:
Over the years I’ve received much in the way of hateful missives, personal attacks, threats, libelous statements, etc. Some I reply to, some I ignore, some I seek legal counsel concerning. After a recent uptick in…

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Rematriation and adoption.

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

Originally posted on Transracialeyes:
I was describing my return to Lebanon to someone and the word “repatriated” came out of my mouth. It went without notice, but I was stuck on this term afterward, and it was bothering me to…

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