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Palestine
‘She can achieve her dreams’: Community embraces Lana, bringing hope and healing for Gaza child
by Khelilby KhelilSeated on a wheelchair with her mother Mariam Ahmed by her side, 11-year-old Lana Hassan emerged through the arrivals gate at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport last month to the sound …
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EntertainmentPalestineRepresentation
‘We need to do something’: the company releasing Palestinian films no one else will
by Khelilby KhelilAs many films struggle to find distribution, Watermelon Pictures has stepped in to help tell stories from Palestine and other marginalized communities.
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ActivismCivil Rights
Judge says Georgetown student can be released from immigration detention as case proceeds
by Khelilby KhelilA federal judge has ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration detention after he was detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students.
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Politics
Tlaib Backs Primary Challenger McKinney Over Democratic Incumbent Thanedar
by Khelilby Khelil“I know when it comes to real representation, Michigan’s 13th District deserves better,” said Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib in support of state Rep. Donavan McKinney.
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ActivismEducationPalestine
Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence
by Khelilby KhelilA Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship accused Columbia University on Thursday of eroding democracy with its handling of campus protests against the Israel-Hamas …
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The Masoud family took root in El Paso in 1983 when Suleiman “Sal” Masoud arrived from the Dallas area, by way of Kuwait, and many miles, many years removed from …