Gone Fishin’

Postings at Waq al-waq will be suspended until some point in mid-July (depending on the fish and novels) at which point I will resume, what is for me, regular posting.

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Gregory Johnsen

June 29, 2012

Postings at Waq al-waq will be suspended until some point in mid-July (depending on the fish and novels) at which point I will resume, what is for me, regular posting.

Gregory Johnsen

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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