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Why you shouldn’t expect a life lesson from every country you visit

Amal Als

How do you preserve Syria when a lot of what’s left is rubble?

Talah Bakdash

I grew up told by my Sunday School teachers to be terrified of God, but now everything’s different

Yasmin Irfani

My Arab community has a hard time letting me be both Syrian and American – this is why

Talah Bakdash
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Muslim women don’t need your saving – or your oppression

Zara Asad

23 things you definitely have to expect if you’re having dinner at your Arab friend’s house

Talah Bakdash

I forgot my Arabic tongue, and lost my homeland in the process

Anonymous

I hate it when people tell me my religion sucks

Amani Ahmed

My mother tongue and I have a complicated relationship

Mona A. Moneim

Am I authentic enough for you?

Aryanna Prasad

My parents demanded I learn Arabic, so I stopped talking

Nadia Eldemerdash

I speak a language no one in my community understands, and I’m afraid of losing my heritage

The Tempest