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.

Ubud encounters: Jeffrey Eugenides ‘Greeks it up’

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Muhammad Cohen

The novelist had to explore his roots to write the Pulitzer Prize winner novel Middlesex. Continue reading →

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Ubud encounters: start the day with Lemn Sissay

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Muhammad Cohen

UK poet and playwright Lemn Sissay reveals his morning ritual. Continue reading →

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Ubud encounters: Neal Hall, surgeon-poet, moves many

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Muhammad Cohen

Neal Hall’s Nigger for Life isn’t about race. Continue reading →

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Ubud encounters: Justin Torres gets angry, Neal Hall moves

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Muhammad Cohen

At the Ubud Writers Festival, talking with novelist Justin Torres, surgeon-poet Neal Hall Continue reading →

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Living the naughty expat dream in Ubud

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Muhammad Cohen

This year’s Ubud Writers & Readers Festival gives me a chance to revisit Naughty Nuri’s as it begins a new era. Continue reading →

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