That’s how legends are made… — “Hands up!” My bestie couldn’t leave the house without raising her arms like she was getting arrested. It was her dad’s duty to ensure that not one millimeter of her “seductive” 13-year-old stomach would show when she went outdoors. Having privacy or dignity was not offered to us, so it…

The 1619 Project is the seed America tried to bury, and now the branches have come to avenge their roots — Origin My dad has two birthdays — the one on his refugee documents and one he discovered in his fifties. Like most refugee kids born in 1948, his birthday is recorded as January 1 because in the years following the Nakba, when 750,000 Palestinians became dispossessed and forced to flee their…

Gaza breaks out of prison — Oops, apartheid wall broke down And the cameras came up So we yelled, "Free Palestine!" Because that's what we yell every day Our message never changed Not since 1948 Why would you ask us to change it now? Condemn. Condemn. Condemn. I condemn 75 years of dispossession. I condemn that…

His Reference is From God — "When are you coming home?" I woke to the usual text from my mother. She didn't like that I lived alone and had agency over my life. That's what sluts do! I moved an hour away from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, which was too much of an embarrassment for her…

Sex abusers engaged in predatory behavior with a sense of righteousness — On September 8th, Morocco was struck by a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake, leaving 3,000 people dead and countless others homeless. Mountain villages south of Marrakech were completely destroyed, including 500 educational institutions and 55 boarding schools. One teacher, Nesreen Abu ElFadel, lost all 32 pupils in her class.

No amount of proof satisfies sexual abuse apologists — I know this look. I've encountered it many times. It's the look of a man bred to take and take and take — to take everything except accountability. On August 20, 2023, Spain's soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, planted an unsolicited kiss on football player Jenni Hermoso during the Women's World…

This article has been plumped and bamboozled for your pleasure. Reader discretion is advised. August 24, 2023, a pompous Trump descends from his jet. The world's sins echo as he carries them on his back. An aura of I'm doing this for you surrounds his hairs. The plane ride to…

Come On Morals, Let's Go Party My friends used to envy me whenever I had a screening for work. It was part of my job to watch movies before their release dates and develop their marketing strategies for MENA (Middle East and North Africa.)It sounds cool until the film is…

These are a few of my favorite things — Indictments no pardons and 18 scared kittens Bright colored mugshots and lengthy state prison Sweeping racketeering charges tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things Inspired by The Sound of Music | “My Favorite Things” Nada Chehade finally grew the ovaries to speak up. Now, this…