In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks, and the premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II, Batool Al Sallakh writes about using the dystopian genre as a means of influencing activism… The world […]
The Terror of Responsibility: Are Terrorists Criminals?
The tragic shooting in Parramatta just over a week ago put the subject of terrorism back into news headlines. But how much of discourse in the aftermath needs serious reconsideration? Mohamad Tabbaa […]
What Jon Stewart taught me
As notable comedian Jon Stewart wraps up his final episode of The Daily Show, Mostafa Rachwani reflects on the huge role that the liberal, Jewish American comedian played in shaping a Muslim, […]
Chained by checkpoints
Ahlam Najjar writes to us from Palestine about the degradation one experiences upon being refused entry – based on ethnicity – to their homeland… It’s April 10, 2015. I stand here, patiently […]
How to trick people and rule the world in 3 steps
Let me paint a picture for you, one of public contentment despite economic and social disparity. I currently live in a moderately-sized city in the US. Let’s call this state Tomainia. In […]