Sitti. Sitto. Grandmothers: Compasses That Point to Justice, Love, Resistance

08.25.2019 ________________________________________ “My grandmother lives on the other side of the earth,” Naomi Shihab Nye writes in Sitti’s Secrets. “She Continue reading →

Gov. Sununu: ‘Punching Down’ is Easy

07.26.2019 ________________________________________ In 1996, NEW Hampshire’s John E. Sununu was elected the first Palestinian-American in Congress, preceding both Rep. Justin Continue reading →

Complicit with Trump: Complicit with Racism.

07.20.2019 ________________________________________ First, I was angry – really angry. Then, I was sad – really sad. Today, after watching President Continue reading →

Al-Nakbah: Humbled By Truth, Here And Everywhere

05.19.2019 ________________________________________ Al-Nakbah – The Catastrophe – is annually commemorated by Palestinians on May 15. It marks the time when, Continue reading →

We Can No Longer Watch From The Shadows

03.03.2019 ________________________________________ Last week was made-for-TV: The best of times; the worst of times. Last weekend I watched the Oscars, Continue reading →

Ilhan Omar: It’s An American Story

02.17.2019 ________________________________________ Ilhan Omar is an African-American Muslim who, as a Somali refugee, arrived in America in 1995 and became Continue reading →

Giving Voice to Those Powerless to Speak

01.13.2019 ________________________________________  “I soon discovered that I would have to be on my guard against authority and that I needed Continue reading →

Eid al-Adha: Blue-Eyed Blondes to Black-Skinned Africans

08.19.2018 ________________________________________   For more than 1,400 years Muslims have gathered in what is today Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, the Continue reading →