I can still recall the fateful night of Aug.15, 2021 as if it was yesterday. Afghanistan fell into the Taliban’s hands. Heartbroken and perplexed, I was tweeting about the Taliban’s entrance into the presidential palace from an unknown location. I had fled my own house in the middle of night when the Taliban were at […]
The Supreme Court’s draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,…
Like many Iranian Americans, the majority of my family lives in Iran. Some of my most treasured memories…
To recite the chorus of my favorite song by Alberto Cortez, a cover of Facundo Cabral’s original…
It was the light that woke her — scorching the edges of the blackout curtains. The one grubby window in…
It was the Republic Day in Tunisia, just a usual boring Sunday. A Tunisian swimmer won the gold medal in the Olympic games, and we all felt joyful and proud of his achievement. I was like most Tunisians, scrolling over Instagram, switching to Twitter a bit, and watching the Tokyo games when I received this […]
In 2011, I traveled across the Kingdom of Jordan amidst the summer’s heat and dust to meet protest…
“I’m a citizen in a country of grief.” I first heard this statement at a live poetry reading and…
For years, I have worked in positions focused on documenting human rights abuses and detailing atrocities…
As wonky national security researchers by day, we’re in the business of objectively untangling…
For many of us, Feb. 24, 2022, was a typical Thursday — until it wasn’t. While some had been…
Last August, after the Taliban took control of my country again, the harrowing image of two boys hanging…
As my head hit my desk, my lungs collapsed with the biggest sigh I have ever let out. Another rejection…
On Socotra, the trees bleed. Known as “Dragon’s Blood Trees,” Socotra’s outlandish Dracaena…