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Does Modern-Day Feminism Intimidate Good Old-Fashioned Romance?

Like a regular gentleman, he opens the door for her, surprises her with a bouquet of red roses and a heart-shaped box of chocolates, picks up the tab at the restaurant and covers her bare shoulders with his jacket on the way home. At the end of a seemingly perfect V-Day date, she snaps back, “You know, that was really sexist of you.”

Dr. Rizwan Naseer: Saving Lives and Changing Minds in Pakistan

Dr. Rizwan Naseer, 44, is a true hero of Pakistan. Frustrated with how trauma patients were treated and the lack of emergency care, he decided to change things. Sacrificing his successful practice as a doctor, he invested his time in establishing an emergency response system in Pakistan.

Kanye West Heads to the Persian Gulf for his Next Musical Venture

First Jay Sean sings in Qatar’s soccer cup with “Yalla Asia” then M.I.A. follows with a wickedly daring “Bad Girls”; two vastly different videos that meet in one place: The Arabian Peninsula. It seems celebrities are becoming increasingly enamored with the land of milk and honey and Kanye West is no exception.

Finding My Syrian-American Identity

My father always said, “You don’t understand the price of freedom.” But I do know I understand the price of being robbed of my right to grow up around grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I know the price of growing up nation-less. The price of having no national identity. The cost of not knowing where I am from.

Who’s afraid of children’s art?

This article, written by Jonathan Maseng, appeared on Jewish Journal on January 26,2012

In September 2011, the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland (MOCHA) was expected to open an exhibition called “A Child’s View of Gaza.” The selection of artwork drawn by Palestinian children in the wake of the 2009 Gaza War, known as Operation Cast Lead, had been assembled by MECA, the Middle East Children’s Alliance and was scheduled to stay at the museum for two months. Had things gone as planned, it’s likely this article never would have been written — but things most definitely did not go as planned.

Brother Dash: A Critique on a Self-Obsessed Culture

Dasham Brookins, 40, aka Brother Dash, is not your average artist. Armed with a degree in English and Sociology and that “in your face” Brooklyn attitude Brookins launched his career as a fiery spoken word artist. With a career spanning from the early 90s, Brookins shows us that freedom of speech is a lesson that we’re still learning. We got a chance to speak to Brookins.