By Alaa Muhammad As a people who have never really had the safety or security to fully live out who we are, Palestinians have often counted on symbols. In a world where our speech, our identity, and even being ourselves are watched and controlled, we turn to symbols to express what we are not always […]
By Matthew Freeman and Luca Waggoner Despite touting a reputation of serving the Cleveland community and communities across Ohio, KeyBank’s practices have been racist and discriminatory in practice. Headquartered in the city of Cleveland, which has a Black population of nearly 46%, KeyBank has been proven to engage in systemic redlining and avoidance of Black […]
By TihA Antoinette CHarfauros McDaniel TihA Antoinette is an indigenous CHamoru feminist scholar-activist from Guåhan (Guam). She is descended from Familial/Clans Capili, CHunge’ and Deru; Taotao Tamuneng, Barigåda and Hågat. At a recent event featuring a panel of speakers addressing parallels between the history of Irish colonization, the Great Hunger, and Israel’s sadistic, ongoing genocide […]
by Darcy Orzan This Sunday, June 21st, is Father’s Day here in the United States. Although it was created by a daughter wanting to honor her single father in 1910, Father’s Day was not made a permanent national holiday until 1972 when President Nixon signed it into law. On Sunday, I will be celebrating both […]
By Alaa Muhammad Every June, thousands gather at Wade Oval for Parade the Circle, a Cleveland tradition that celebrates art, creativity, and community. Founded by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1990, the parade invites participants to express themselves through large-scale public art while sharing stories that connect us to our histories, cultures, and communities. […]
By Shereen Naser Recently, my three-year-old and five-year-old, both named after Palestinian revolutionary women, watched Arab American comedian and show writer Ramy Youseef teach Elmo how to say some words in Arabic. They made me replay the damn video maybe 50 times. “Is Elmo real?” Leila asked me. I explained to her that Elmo is […]
By Anonymous Across the hills and valleys of Palestine, olive trees stand as quiet witnesses to centuries of history. Their twisted trunks and silver-green leaves tell stories that stretch far beyond a single lifetime, stories of resilience, belonging, and an unbreakable bond between land and people. During Arab Heritage Month these trees remind us not […]
By Robiah Darwish ربيعة درويش Arab Heritage Month arrives each year not as a quiet celebration, but as a reminder—of who we are, where we come from, and what we carry forward. For Palestinians, heritage is not something preserved behind glass. It is lived, spoken, cooked, sung, embroidered, and remembered in defiance of the regime […]
Irish-Palestinian Solidarity by Moyra Michelle Nguyen The best thing about being Irish in America is the level of love that I feel from and towards my Irish community. I remember my first ever trip to America was spending a summer in New York in my early 20s. It was like a home-from-home being welcomed without […]
By Sara Fadlalla, Cleveland Sudan Network Many have heard the words, “First they came for the Communists, but I was not a communist so I did not speak out; then they came for the Socialists, but I was not a socialist so I did not speak out; then they came for the Jews, but I […]
