Can third-culture kids help America’s social capital crisis?
Everything you need to know about Egyptians can be summed up by our national dish: koshary. A British colonial-era inspired street food...
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When structure goes on strike
In the fall of 2016, Harvard University’s dining services workers — all 750 of them — went on strike for three weeks after months of fruitle
Dispatches from queer Bangladesh: Happy Thai New Year!
Speaking to me on the phone from Thailand, Fahad* discloses his two wishes for life. “I just want to stay hot and have money. If you have th
Banana Republic: a monologue
Why name your safari-themed clothing store after a phrase that refers directly to corporation-influenced corruption in Latin America?...
Introduction to the series: dispatches from queer Bangladesh
I left Bangladesh, the country of my birth, when I was 18. I’m gay, and I don’t plan to live there again. Same-sex sexual activity is...
Weaving Nature
Weaving Nature is an artist collective formed by a textile artist, a furniture designer, a community artist and a writer. Weaving Nature...
Concretization of space: the Medina of Marrakesh, Morocco
Marrakesh is a tourist phenomenon, both on a national and international level. With the adoption of an open sky policy in 2006, the city...
Women’s inheritance and universal constants
Religious zeal can be off-putting. “You want me to believe what now?! Can you prove it? Oh, I see, you’d like me to first buy an...
How to sad dance
When you feel out of place and no one else knows your story, art can bridge the gap. To me, this is a tried and true story that humans...
Islam, in my own image
A close friend was mortified that I might have been asked — much less have accepted — to write about life as a Third-Culture Kid (“TCK”)....
Hijab fashion: modest statement or faux pas?
Hijab is worn with different meanings all over the world. In Saudi Arabia, it’s considered a law. In Malaysia, the hijab can have...
My patchwork of Islam
Developing my Muslim identity has been an amalgamation of culture, religion, family, friends, education and career. After many years of...
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