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August 7, 2022 maryahc

Tisha B’Av and Muharram in Gaza

January 25, 2022 maryahc

We Bet On People

July 4, 2021 maryahc

On Notarizing Absentee Ballots

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 maryahc

Things I Learned About Juneteenth Today

June 15, 2021August 2, 2022 maryahc

“Peace of Iraq’s Mothers” Online at Last

May 31, 2021February 8, 2022 maryahc

“Sid Ismahan” returns

December 31, 2020 maryahc

Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

November 4, 2020November 7, 2020 maryahc

At Liberty’s Back

November 3, 2020November 4, 2020 maryahc

And the Winner Is….

October 15, 2020November 16, 2021 maryahc

“Cold Comfort” returns

June 15, 2020 maryahc

“Sid Ismahan’s Brothers and Daughters”

April 8, 2020April 11, 2020 maryahc

“This *IS* Passover”: A Day Like No Other

March 9, 2020March 20, 2020 maryahc

For 6+ Years, I’ve Only Wanted One President. I’m Just So Heartbroken

There are far more people working for justice, equality and diversity than opposing them. Don’t let hopelessness trend in your head. --John Pavlovitz
December 1, 2019November 4, 2020 maryahc

One Small Kindness in a Time of Evil

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 maryahc

The Men in the Shirtsleeves

September 25, 2019April 20, 2020 maryahc

Is the “Peace of Iraq’s Mothers” even possible anymore?

September 2, 2019May 15, 2020 maryahc

The History of Labor Day Is the History of Me

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 maryahc

Why we need World Refugee Day more than ever

May 2, 2019 maryahc

Holocaust Remembrance Day and Children In Detention

April 29, 2019 maryahc

May Day: The Most American Holiday Americans Don’t Celebrate

April 15, 2019June 3, 2020 maryahc

“That Other Hijab Story” redux

February 26, 2019March 15, 2019 maryahc

“Trust On the Nile”

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 maryahc

The Radical Dr. King

December 22, 2018 maryahc

Huddled Masses Yearning

November 25, 2018November 30, 2021 maryahc

When We Celebrate Thanksgiving

October 22, 2018October 23, 2018 maryahc

Resources for Supporting Our Trans Siblings

October 11, 2018 maryahc

this Coming Out Day, I may be straight, but I’m scared

September 5, 2018September 24, 2018 maryahc

“Terrorist Alert” Reprint

July 29, 2018 maryahc

The Straw’s Not the Thing

May 14, 2018 maryahc

Violence on the Eve of Ramadan

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