Author Archives: Muhammad Cohen

About Muhammad Cohen

Former US diplomat and broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is Asia editor at large for Clarion Media, a longtime contributor to Forbes, columnist for Asia Times and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about TV news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his biography, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, ex-Twitter @MuhammadCohen and now on Blue Sky @MuhammadCohen.bsky.social.

Surgeon-Poet Hall doubles in LA book awards

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Dr Neal Hall’s Nigger for Life wins the poetry prize and grand prize from the LA Book Festival. Continue reading →

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Download Dead Sea, Down with Amazon

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

The publisher wants to give me a book, but Amazon won’t let it. Continue reading →

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Casino billionaires risk all in brawl

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

The long running feud between casino mogul Steve Wynn and pachinko king Kazuo Okada could end badly for both. Continue reading →

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Taking up cultural residency

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

If you chose to live in a different society, you have an obligation to respect and honor its culture and traditions, as well as enjoying the benefits. Continue reading →

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Taking up cultural residency

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

If you chose to live in a different society, you have an obligation to respect and honor its culture and traditions, as well as enjoying the benefits. Continue reading →

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