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Kahlil Gibran: War

One night a feast was held in the palace, and there came a man and prostrated himself before the prince, and all the feasters looked upon him; and they saw that one of his eyes was out and that the empty socket bled.

June 23, 2025 · 8 Comments

Emily De Ferrari: Mark the Day

measure the time
since the last poem
since the lost word

October 27, 2024 · 8 Comments

Jewish Voice for Peace: Divest from death. Invest in life.

You can tell what a society’s priorities are by how it spends its resources.

October 22, 2024 · 17 Comments

Marianne Dhenin: The Quiet Success of the Israel Divestment Movement

Grassroots efforts to divest local U.S. taxpayer dollars from Israel over its ongoing genocide of Palestinians are gaining steam.

October 17, 2024 · 6 Comments

Abriel Louise Young: Calling on Friends Across the Veil to Help Us Change History

What is the deepest loss that you have suffered? Have you succeeded in changing yourself to wine? If so, please report back.

October 7, 2024 · 5 Comments

Video: A Broken House

The Syrian architect Mohamad Hafez received a one-way ticket to the United States. Missing his homeland, he decided to create a stand-in, sculpting life-like miniatures of the Damascus cityscape he had left behind.

October 21, 2023 · Leave a comment

Video: Rouba’s Manifesto

“If you want to change the world, make your life about others. And everything will come back to you.” — Dr. Rouba Mhaissen

July 26, 2020 · Leave a comment

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