Holi Against Fascism
Students, staff, and faculty at UC Davis come together to stand in solidarity with the protestors in India as northeast Delhi broke out
99 Nights in Logar Book Review
By Kiana Borjian “Five is a good number. Five pillars. Five prayers. Five players on a basketball team.” So says Marwand, the protagonist
Diaspouric Tones
By Ariana Boostani BACKGROUND: The term diaspora is something many of us can connect to or so electronic producer, Diaspoura hopes, having chosen
Delhi’s Widow Colony: An Assessment of Anguish
By Radhika Marwaha In 2017, Dr. Sandeep Sabhlok —then a resident at the University of California, San Francisco— was conducting a psychometric evaluation
Bookmarked Page: Save Up For This!!!!!! & Dry Skin
Bookmarked page: save up for this!!!!!! By Kiana Borjian Colors like lollipops swimming in a plastic bowl at Chase
Same Religion, Different Interpretation
By Taimoor Qureshi My religion gives me guidance and inner peace. Islam has always been a source of wisdom and comfort to rely
Once for Yes, Twice for No
By Teja Dusanapudi The motherland has two tongues: the one we speak and the one we see. There is the language of words,
Breaking Boundaries: Artists of the Diaspora
By Shayan Kaveh Hours spent on makeup and wardrobe, sweat and anxiety poured into weeks of practice, and the restless nerves before a
The Complex Construction of Palestinian Identity
By Hla Elkhatib Music strum with the oud, freshly cooked Mansaf and dabka dancing come to mind when picturing Palestine, according to second-generation
Finding a Place
By Deepa Singh “Coolie” in many South Asian languages commonly refers to an individual that carries heavy loads and does unskilled tasks. For
Beyond identity boxes and nation-state borders: Kurdish Artists in Diaspora
By Kimia Akbari At an estimated 30 million, the Kurds are among the world’s largest stateless population. They are dispersed across four corners
China’s Project of Ethnic Repression Against Uighur Muslims
By Aarya Chidambaram On Nov. 9 2019, Alfred was on a bus to Washington D.C., mindlessly browsing the internet when he saw his
“… and our land, in its bloodied night/is a jewel that glimmers for the far upon the far” – Mahmoud Darwish, “To Our Land”
By Saranjit Uppal Poetic legend, cultural icon, and activist spokesperson, Mahmoud Darwish’s work resonates with people across generations for its depiction and perspective
The Nature of the Other: “Chain” Migration and Migrant Ecologies
By Teja Dusanapudi A tree does not move. It remains rooted firmly in the ground, fruiting and flowering until storm or fire brings
“Deconstructing” the Kashmir-problem
By Radhika Marwaha Before her arrest on August 5, 2019, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (People’s Democratic Party, or PDP) expressed her concern