Articles
Personal Narratives
Changing Languages
When I think of English, I think of school, formal essays, meetings and important interviews. When I think of Arabic, I think of family, friends, and childhood; the songs that I grew up listening to, the stories my parents told me and my sister, and the phrases and expressions in Arabic that can’t be translated into English.
Going to College and Beyond
This “box” is our community. The community that is slowly being less represented, less known and more of an outcast. It is the smallest thing to make Middle Easterners feel represented and their voices heard.
People of Syria
This is the amount of care and love that spread through Aleppo. One might think that the Syrian Civil War took away this generosity and compassion; but it only made the people and their connection between each other stronger.
The Marginalization of Middle Easterns
Having people assume things about you without knowing your background beyond your nationality, having people not corporate with you if you don’t understand something, thinking less of you for making a language mistake, are few of the examples that Syrians unfortunately have to deal with.
Research Articles
Syrian Contribution to the Arts
Art is one of the most universal languages on the plant; a person does not need to know the artist's native language nor their life story because his work will do all the necessary talking. In Syria, it was similar.
Syrian Contribution to Writing and Language
One of the things that Syria has consistently contributed to is writing, literature and language. Although not many countries might know it, Syria has persistently done so even while going through the civil war. Syria has had a major contribution on Arabic poetry where it had its influence for hundreds of years
"Spotlight" Articles
Spotlight on NaTakallam
NaTakallam or “we speak” is an online social enterprise that has helped over 100 refugees and displaced people find a job. However, it is unlike most platforms as displaced people are the tutors and not the students.
Spotlight onUnpacked: Refugee Baggage
The project “Unpacked: Refugee Baggage” attempts to shatter the conventional stereotypes regarding refugees and their portrayal in the media
Spotlight on Paper Airplanes
While in Reyhanli Turkey in 2013, Bailey Ulbricht was a college student with a goal of getting to know new people, cultures and traditions. However, she did not expect that this trip would lead to forming a well known organization.
Spotlight on Capernaum
One of Labaki’s main wishes for this movie was to find actors to play out the story with passion and emotion. However, after trying to understand the different experiences these refugees and displaced individuals had to go through, she knew that there was no one better to tell the world about their experiences but themselves.