Bessam Idani
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Opposition to Temple stadium burns brightly one year on
“It is revolting to me that Temple would rather use their money to gentrify a historically black area than to lift them up,” proclaimed a Temple student.
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In the Trump Era, Philadelphia is in crisis control
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What will Trump presidency mean for the New American Indian Movement
On April 1, 2016, the centuries-old struggle for the rights of indigenous Americans witnessed a new dawn. On t ...
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The embattled aftermath of the Bernie Sanders campaign
The broad base rallied by Bernie Sanders appears to remain disjointed and undirected. What can these people build, now that their objective has been deferred?
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Put gun control in the hands of the American people
Recent tragic events have piqued the nation’s eagerness to act against gun violence. The majority of Americans wants stronger gun c ...
8 years ago
Is Philadelphia doing enough for its homeless population?
“Salaam aleikumm,” said the man ceremoniously, as I sat late at night composing verses. The standing streetlamps of Clark P ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania does not protect workers as well as it should
In the midst of today’s ongoing disputes about a fair living wage, pay equity for women, workplace protections for LGBT employees, and ...
9 years ago
In Philadelphia’s education crisis, who is harmed?
For years now, an ongoing budget crisis has plagued the Philadelphia School District, with disastrous repercussions to students and facul ...
9 years ago
Black and Arab solidarity enriches both movements
When the people of Tunisia revolted in 2010, region-wide revolution was in motion. By September 2012, the governments of Egypt, Libya, an ...
9 years ago
As refugee crisis grows, so will Arab-American identity
If the United States is able to bring as many of Syrian refugees to its shores as proposed, the country will undergo a cultural ...
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