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Fantastic article by Nadine

Arab Americans have been subjected to vilification, racism, discrimination, racial profiling, intrusive security monitoring, surveillance, FBI entrapment, violation of rights and liberties, extraordinary rendition, torture, intimidation and hate crimes … [a]ll in the name of responding to 9/11.” Nadine Saliba … Continue reading

04. August 2011 by Nicole R. Betters
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Beirut’s development dilemma

Amid the towering building projects dotting the cityscape of Beirut, that ancient city where Poseidon was worshiped millennia ago, a battle rages between the guardians of the past and the developers for the future. Read more here.

04. May 2011 by Nicole R. Betters
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Art opens our eyes

Sandow Birk is not Muslim. He’s just meditating on his interpretation of the Quran. Helene Ayon [the next artist to be featured] was raised in a strict Orthodox Jewish family but is also a feminist. Max Gimblett is a practicing … Continue reading

14. April 2011 by Nicole R. Betters
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Pittsburgh’s lookin’ good

“IN about a million ways, crazy old Pittsburgh is not like other cities in this part of the world, but the first thing people usually notice about it — coming in from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and through the Squirrel Hill … Continue reading

29. March 2011 by Nicole R. Betters
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