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October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 maryahc

“Cold Comfort” returns

April 26, 2020April 22, 2020 maryahc

Fast, Feast and Loneliness in a Time of COVID: Check in extra with your Muslim friends

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 25, 2019April 20, 2020 maryahc

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

August 11, 2019August 20, 2020 maryahc

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

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

December 22, 2018 maryahc

Huddled Masses Yearning

December 16, 2018 maryahc

I Learned My Manners In Thailand

November 25, 2018May 15, 2020 maryahc

When We Celebrate Thanksgiving

September 5, 2018September 24, 2018 maryahc

“Terrorist Alert” Reprint

May 14, 2018 maryahc

Violence on the Eve of Ramadan

May 2, 2018June 15, 2020 maryahc

“Khawaaga: Eyes Always Watching”

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 maryahc

My American Origin Story: Elizabeth Tilley

April 20, 2017May 15, 2020 maryahc

"Snapshots of the Globalized Generation"

April 19, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

Refugees I’ve Known: Hussam Al Roustom

March 26, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

Refugees I’ve Known: My Afghan Family

March 16, 2017May 6, 2017 maryahc

An Open Letter From 2,600+ Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

March 10, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

Refugees I’ve Known: Mokhtar’s Cairo

March 7, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

Refugee Legacies: William Penn

March 2, 2017August 21, 2017 maryahc

Refugees I’ve Known: The Iraqi Boyfriend

February 26, 2017May 6, 2017 maryahc

Refugees I’ve Known: Prof. Dawit

February 23, 2017May 6, 2017 maryahc

Refugees I’ve Known: Prof. Thormann

February 6, 2017October 11, 2018 maryahc

Where I’m Giving Energy

January 26, 2017May 6, 2017 maryahc

This Is What Intersectionality Can Look Like

December 15, 2016May 6, 2017 maryahc

The Little NGO That Could … And Does!

December 4, 2016October 11, 2018 maryahc

$$$ For My Values

May 18, 2016March 14, 2019 maryahc

The Influence of Islam on my New York Unitarian Life

January 3, 2016July 17, 2020 maryahc

Our Interconnection with Muslim Lives

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