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July 29, 2020

REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

The Author, Who Lost His Jaw in the Attack, Wrestles with Its Enduring Meaning

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July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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France, Terrorism, Charlie Hebdo
June 08, 2018

Q&A: Murder of Innocents and Mystery in Our "Privatized War" in the Mideast

June 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Murder of Innocents and Mystery in Our "Privatized War" in the Mideast

And a Widow’s Tenacious Decade-Long Battle to Learn the Truth

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June 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Jordan, Nepal, Terrorism
April 18, 2017

Q&A: Margot Singer on Novel-Writing, Terrorism, and Crosscultural Understanding

April 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Margot Singer on Novel-Writing, Terrorism, and Crosscultural Understanding

And Her Novel About Visiting London During the July 7, 2005 Terrorist Bombings

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April 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Novel Writing, Terrorism, Anti-Semitism, Teaching Writing
October 31, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: A Terrorism Widower Speaks, Baby Boomer Music, and More

October 31, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Terrorism Widower Speaks, Baby Boomer Music, and More

And the Remarkable Post-First-Lady Life of Eleanor Roosevelt

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October 31, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Terrorism, Pop Music, Asian-American Literature
March 25, 2016

REVIEW: A Gorgeous, Empathetic Novel About a Terrorist Bombing in India

March 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Gorgeous, Empathetic Novel About a Terrorist Bombing in India

Looking at the unhappiness of everyone involved, including the bomber

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March 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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India, Islam, Terrorism, Fiction
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