Julia Bacha

When I was 17, I came to the U.S. to study Middle Eastern history and politics at Columbia University.

Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.

For any filmmaker who has just released a film and who is experiencing some measure of success, the temptation can be great to respond to every screening request that comes in.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.