by Courtney Manning After being imprisoned in Pakistan, former computer scientist Iman returns to New York to discover many things are different, including himself. Part I: New York Iman Reza is full of charisma, but would rather predict the futures…
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Grown From Concrete: landscaping identity through art in East Oakland
by Rudrani Ghosh Nimrod Cain is an artist, born and raised in East Oakland, California. His art and music tell stories of his journey as a father, his quest to uplift his culture and community, and life in an urban…
Perils and Perseverance; a refugee’s story of finding a home and purpose in the world
by Mark J. Wood Mondiant has spent his life as a refugee. With some luck he made it to New York, where he now feels a responsibility to all those who are still refugees. In the back of a New…
Lost Decade for Syrian Activists
By Asaad Hanna March 15, 2011, marks the Syrian “Day of Rage,” triggered by the detention of children in Dara and inspired by the hopes unleashed in the Arab Spring. This was the day when protests began in Syria against…
Exile in America Brings Feelings Of Grief and Opportunity For Afghan Women
By Nazila Jamshidi Some Afghan women drastically reinvented their lives after the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001. They became journalists, thought leaders, business owners, and professors. This summer, many of them had to flee when the Taliban returned to power. Their…
Remembering a Palestine No Longer There
Published in NewLines Magazine. For Palestinian-Americans, nostalgia means longing for a home they’ll never know, and their parents can only dimly recall By Tariq Kenney-Shawa have only seen my father cry twice. The first time, I was eight years old,…
When the New Guy Came to Afghanistan
BY KYLE STARON MARCH 02, 2021 Published in Slate The New Guy seemed dazed as he toured the office with his predecessor. Tall and hunched, like a pro athlete five years into retirement, the New Guy looked too old to be…
Amma: A story about generational trauma, the honor system, and love
By S Zahra Fatima Shah The Amma I remember is small yet stout, old and grey, how grandmothers are described in books. I remember her as the distant mother to my father. The slightly acerbic mother-in-law to my mother. The…
A Career in Counterterrorism
BY JACK STONE TRUITT Throughout his 26 year career in counterterrorism at the FBI, John Anticev experienced some of the most significant failures and successes in American counterintelligence. He saw Islamic terrorism shift from a back-burner issue to the bureau’s…
Nepal’s Maoist insurgents target Sanskrit as a symbol of the regime they want to overthrow
BY SHRUTI MANIAN Ira Regmi and her father had just ordered tea at a bhatti and taken their seats when sudden screams rang through the bustling market. “They’re coming, they’re coming,” shouted people in the street outside. Shoppers and passers-by…