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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Restore Songs of Palestine
losing someone you know losing family members you wanted to know but never had a chance to What life wisdom would you have…
AHMAD GHANIM
EMPOWERMENT, LIFE
He who Considered Himself a Failure and not a Playwright: On Seeing my Words on Stage
On August 26th, 2023, I attended a showcase hosted by El Teatro Campesino called Palabra Vol. Take Action. They had accepted a…
CHRISTOPHER SORIANO
FEATURES, EMPOWERMENT
How Liśen listens to consumers needs
Anyone can start a skincare business but it takes a certain someone special to carve out a niche in a saturated market.…
AISHWARYA VISWAMITRA
FORGOTTEN HISTORY, POLITICS
Showing Up with Joy
There’s a story I’ve seen on Instagram recently about a man who staged a lone protest outside the White House with a…
NADIA KAMIES
FORGOTTEN HISTORY, POLITICS
On Gaza
Featured Image: Ash Hayes . . . It’s October 15, and in just seven days, more than two thousand Palestinians have been…
KULSUMK
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Unsent Love Letters
  This morning, I wrote you another letter. (All the things that should’ve been said) Though I told myself I wouldn’t, racing…
LYNN ROBCHINSKY
CULTURE, LIFE
More than a fairytale
My nine-year-old nephew recently performed in the Cape Town Opera’s production of Cinderella/Cendrillon at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town in…
NADIA KAMIES
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
A Lost Button
Off a cotton shirt,  the shiny, lone button  popped, stray threads  frayed in place, reaching  around the vacant space with wispy arms…
M.A. RIAZ
EMPOWERMENT
Basking in the glow of The Silk Glow
We’ve had many inspirational small business stories in our series so far, and Parul Ganatra’s journey is no different. Her story should…
AISHWARYA VISWAMITRA
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
asa Beauty, a pioneer of India’s sustainable beauty movement
On the eve of asa Beauty’s re-launch, I sat down with Sukriti Jindal Khaitan, one of the co-founders of asa Beauty (the…
AISHWARYA VISWAMITRA
POLITICS
Banning Books, Silencing Voices
Featured Illustration: Jane Mount . . . I have been watching the escalating trend of banning books in the USA with a…
NADIA KAMIES
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Alchemy of Solitude director Viktoria I.V. King on the plurality of justice
“Do you want to ask questions or do you want to live?” International-award-winning film director, screenwriter, and producer Viktoria I.V. King poses…
AMY NGUYEN

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