December 12, 2020 marks the 95th birthday of the revolutionary and controversial Iranian poet, translator, essayist, editor, encyclopedist,...
DECEMBER 12, 2020 • By Niloufar Talebi
Nada Ghosn speaks to Dr. Alanoud Alsharekh in our monthly series profiling trailblazing Arab, Iranian and other women...
DECEMBER 6, 2020 • By I. Rida Mahmood
Columnist Firouzeh Afsharnia says Facebook shut her down for bringing up Israel's heavy-handedness when it comes to Iran...
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Banah al Ghadbanah on the scourge of racism/colorism in Syrian communities and how it is tied to centuries-old...
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • By Banah Al Ghadbanah
Kurdish poet-scholar-translator Selîm Temo thinks of the young Thomas Bernhard and his infant son as he fights for...
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Columnist Mara Ahmed isn't fooled by Obama's burnished spin, nor is she taken in by Kamala Harris' mixed...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 • By Fadi Kattan
Egyptian American playwright Yussef El Guindi argues it's time for American theatre to go beyond bombs and burkas...
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Arab/Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa have largely failed to fight racism and discrimination against...
NOVEMBER 15, 2020 • By TMR
Jordan Elgrably on rising tensions in France and in the Arab/Muslim world follow Samuel Paty's beheading at the...
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Columnist Maryam Zar argues that women will define the battle for the soul of the United States, at...
OCTOBER 15, 2020 • By Maryam Zar
