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From Mehdi M. Kashani: a new essay in our series, on the uncanny familiarity of quarantine.

Check out "In Isolation, But For Once Not Alone"

In Isolation, But For Once Not Alone | Mehdi M. Kashani The pandemic is global and [as such] relatable, a shared reality. By virtue of this ubiquity it imposes upon the world a veil of fairness. The sense of isolation... applies to everyone. But to us Iranians there is a kind of familiarity about it, a hint of jaded déja vu.

The latest piece in our COVID19 series:

Good Neighbors Are Hard to Find by Iheoma Nwachukwu

Good Neighbors Are Hard to Find The US president and the Nigerian president share one thing in common. A fascination with borders. After Trump erected barriers at the US-Mexico border, Buhari battened down Nigeria’s southern frontiers... The novel coronavirus has marched into both countries, undeterred by these artificial fetter...

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http://barelifereview.org/post/special-series-on-the-coronavirus-pandemic