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January 25, 2022 maryahc

We Bet On People

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Things I Learned About Juneteenth Today

March 25, 2021 maryahc

On Commodification of Asian Food Culture

June 15, 2020 maryahc

“Sid Ismahan’s Brothers and Daughters”

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 maryahc

“Halfway ‘Cross the World: Pandemic Missives”

April 8, 2020April 11, 2020 maryahc

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

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

September 2, 2019May 15, 2020 maryahc

The History of Labor Day Is the History of Me

August 11, 2019August 20, 2020 maryahc

Reflections on Sacrifice: Tish B’Av and Eid al-Adha

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

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 maryahc

I’m Committed to Reading More SF/F Writers of Color

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 maryahc

The Radical Dr. King

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

July 29, 2018 maryahc

The Straw’s Not the Thing

May 14, 2018 maryahc

Violence on the Eve of Ramadan

May 2, 2018June 15, 2020 maryahc

“Khawaaga: Eyes Always Watching”

January 14, 2018 maryahc

“Cold Comfort”

December 11, 2017December 13, 2017 maryahc

“Feast Days / أيام الأعياد”

December 2, 2017 maryahc

What I’ve Learned Since That Racist Thing I Said About Locs

November 23, 2017November 30, 2021 maryahc

One Pilgrim’s Progress on Thanksgiving

August 15, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

After Charlottesville: Now What?

August 5, 2017May 22, 2020 maryahc

Class, Pt. II: Hoarding

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 maryahc

Community Care and the Best Advice I’ve Gotten

July 26, 2017July 27, 2017 maryahc

Teaching Arabic in a Time of Trump

July 12, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

Newark Rebellion Reading List

May 27, 2017 maryahc

Ramadan kareem!

April 20, 2017May 15, 2020 maryahc

"Snapshots of the Globalized Generation"

April 19, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

Refugees I’ve Known: Hussam Al Roustom

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