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Happy Nowruz! Yay! Winter’s Over!
With all this chaos, I think we could all use a little Nowruz right about now.
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Mahsa Amini: Say Her Name
She must never be forgotten.
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Countries are Artificial Constructs
One of my friends applied for a high level federal job many years ago and put me down as a personal reference. Some guy in a suit showed up at my door to interview me about her, and one of his questions was, “Is she a good American?” That made me blink. Uh, what does…
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Movie Review: The Day I Became a Woman
It’s just like me to review a film that came out in 2000, but cut me a little slack. I only just discovered it on the dusty shelves of my library. And it’s a tragedy that this film should be covered with dust, as it’s truly amazing. That’s the thing in America, though. This film…
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It’s World Hijab Day. Should I Care?
In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a Muslim. I’m a Unitarian Universalist. But I have worn a hijab on two occasions. Since I am not a Hijabi (which is a woman who wears a hijab), and have not experienced what it is like to wear a head scarf day in and day…