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CommunityDiscriminationHate CrimesHate Watch
Anti-Arab hate, harassment and threats loom over this year’s Arab American Heritage Month
by Khelilby KhelilAdvocacy organizations have documented a rise in anti-Arab hate and sentiment in the U.S. since the start of the war in Gaza, leaving Arab Americans feeling unsafe and unheard. NBC …
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CultureEntertainmentPalestineTheatre
Golden Thread opens a ‘Season for Palestine’ with play to combat historical amnesia
by Khelilby KhelilThe West Coast premiere of ‘Returning to Haifa’ contextualizes the current conflict in Gaza. San Francisco Chronicle
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Hate WatchPalestine
Palestinian American Law Student Protests Backyard Dinner Hosted by UC Berkeley Law School Dean
by Khelilby KhelilA Palestinian American law student at the University of California, Berkeley has accused a professor of assaulting her during a backyard dinner held at the home of the school’s dean, …
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CongressCulturePalestine
Cultural club at Stagg offers support amid year that’s ‘posed unique challenges for our Arab students’
by Khelilby KhelilEvents unfolding half a world away directly affect members of a cultural club at Stagg High School in Palos Hills, putting even more responsibility on the shoulders of its sponsor. …
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CulturePalestine
Why this cookbook author sees making stew as an act of resistance
by Khelilby KhelilFor Laila El-Haddad, Eid-al-Fitr calls for sumagiyya. In Gaza, where El-Haddad spent summers growing up, the tangy lamb stew with sumac, chard and chickpeas is synonymous with joyous occasions, especially …