Director Miraz Bezar (L) and festival curator Mary el-Qalqili (C) speak with Ismail Khalidi (on screen), playwright of ‘Tennis in Nablus.’ (Photo by Anna-Esther Younes)A celebration of Palestinian arts and…
Comedian Russell Howard recently received an email from the parents of a 14-year-old fan named Derrick, saying their son was battling terminal cancer and would love to meet his favorite stand-up…
ISIL fighters. flickr/photographer Day Donaldson. Some rights reserved. Raqqa, 8 December 2016Thank you for your letter and for asking after my brother. I must apologise for taking so long to…
Former President Barack Obama is calling upon political leadership to have the “courage” to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. On Sunday, Obama took…
A police officer watches people gathering around a floral tribute for the victims killed during a deadly attack, on the famed Boulevard des Anglais in Nice, southern France, July 17,…
The current Republican health care plan reportedly has finally collected enough yes votes from its own party to pass a House vote on Thursday. But the tenuous road ahead for the…
Yemeni women hold pictures of victims of airstrikes during a protest against Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016.Hani Mohammed/Press Association. All rights reserved.What is it about America…
A Kashmiri Muslim family runs for cover as protesters clash with Indian security forces in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, July 10, 2016. Dar Yasin /Press Association. All rights reserved.What…
As Tom Hanks said in “A League of Their Own,” there’s no crying in baseball, but the sport does have a long-standing tradition of on-field arguments. Baseball managers have famously thrown…
Gültan Kişanak. Authors' own photo. All rights reserved.The authors write: The prominence of Kurdish women in Rojava (western Kurdistan/northern Syria) inspired us initially to understand the historical role of women…