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Posted in2022 Primary Elections

Stark differences

by Mrinali Dhembla June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Indian American Muslim challenger Junaid Ahmed is running to unseat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who has ties to Hindu nationalist groups.

Posted inFilm

We love TV: Ramy

by Rima Parikh and Brianna Wellen July 23, 2020August 18, 2021

Two television addicts chat about the Hulu comedy.

Posted inMusic

Yuna sings and lives by her own bold rules

by Catalina Maria Johnson January 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna (Yunalis Zara’ai) has a striking stage presence: a fashion icon as well as a pop and R&B sensation, she has a personal style she describes as inspired by Audrey Hepburn and 90s Gwen Stefani. Aspects of her music bring both those icons to mind, and she also sounds a bit like Sade […]

Posted inNews & Politics

‘A place I can call home’

by Emily Fishbein July 3, 2019August 18, 2021

Chicago has one of the largest Rohingya refugee populations in the country. This is one survivor’s story.

Posted inArts & Culture

In Language Rooms, an Egyptian American interrogator struggles to prove his loyalty to the U.S.A.

by Kerry Reid May 1, 2019August 18, 2021

“Unless your being innocent is as interesting to them as being guilty, you will not be believed.”

Posted inBlogs

Muslim blogger Hoda Katebi says WGN ‘didn’t trust her’ to do a follow-up interview

by Ryan Smith February 15, 2018August 18, 2021

Iranian-American Muslim fashion blogger Hoda Katebi says WGN News offered her a second interview to make amends for an Islamophobic gaffe, then withdrew the opportunity.

Posted inMusic

Cheer-Accident mastermind Thymme Jones on the upside of Herb Alpert’s nervous breakdown

by Philip Montoro August 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Cheer-Accident mastermind Thymme Jones, human Top 40 encyclopedia Tony Young, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro

Posted inBlogs

The New York Times: There are ‘some signs of hope’ in ‘Chicago’s crisis of violence,’ and other news

by Kate Shepherd June 1, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, an anti-Muslim group is organizing the Chicago March Against Sharia.

Posted inNews & Politics

After Trump’s air strikes, a Syrian asylum seeker remembers revolution and imprisonment in Damascus

by Sarah Conway April 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Abu Shadi, who survived torture by the Assad regime, says he feels torn between Trump and an apathetic world.

Posted inBlogs

An Iraqi-American professor remembers his complicated midwestern youth

by Sarah Conway April 6, 2017August 18, 2021

DePaul’s Laith Saud describes his American life during a seemingly endless war.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago-born Muslim Indian soul singer Zeshan B calls for black and brown unity

by Cristina Burack April 6, 2017August 18, 2021

This week Zeshan B celebrates his debut solo album, Vetted, which blends Indo-Pakistani music and American soul.

Posted inBlogs

Muslim, Latina, and attacked from all sides

by Alex V. Hernandez March 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago-area resident Diana Cruz on living in Trump’s America

Posted inBlogs

‘We won today—we’ll see what happens tomorrow’: Protesters and volunteer lawyers brace for long fight after detainees are freed from O’Hare

by Aimee Levitt and Philip Montoro January 29, 2017August 18, 2021

Thousands of people flocked to O’Hare Saturday afternoon to defy Trump’s immigration and travel ban.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘I’m way more than just my hijab’

by Anne Ford December 12, 2016August 18, 2021

Chicago Muslim Eman Hassaballa Aly describes experiencing fear, anxiety, and casual prejudice.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

We don’t need ‘unity’ after Trump’s election. We need resistance.

by Derrick Clifton November 16, 2016August 18, 2021

He’s #NotMyPresident.

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