Month: December 2023

Did you know shoes had a role to play in war ? 

From Barefoot to shoe-bearer, the story behind a family’s NGO donating shoes to children victims of the ongoing war in DRC.   Emmanuel Ntibonera in the US in 2021. Source : Ketura Boko By Ketura Boko  Emmanuel, ten years old,…

The Loss of Belonging

Resurging Islamophobia in response to the conflict in Gaza has Nour Bilal reconsidering her newfound sense of home in the US By Abigail Bennett Nour Bilal’s past experiences with the police in her home country of Syria have all led…

Mom, You’re Home

My mom, Nasrin Waris {L} and grandmother, Nurjan Begum {R} in Bangladesh Source: Tasfia Arshad By Tasfia Arshad Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. ‘Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will all return’. At the time of…