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From a decade long romance to the exploration of the sea and family history, here are 11 must-read books from SWANA or Arab authors.

Hey guys!!! Our reading challenge is ALMOST OVER, so dont give up now! For November, we will be exploring the literary lands of Australia, guided by our very own winter_lace, who wrote this months post for us! - Australia is the largest country located with the continent of Oceania and is…

Composite illustration by Leea Contractor It’s confirmed: however dire the events that take place in my country, they are less important than what happens in the world of my white American friends. Let me lay out the context. The day before the US election results were announced, a blanket anxiety lay over my social media over a possible Trump win. I was unfazed, and apparently, not the only one: The Guardian published an article on the same day from a familiar name. “The rest of the world,...

Content Notice: Graphic description of acts of Gender-Based Violence “You want to understand how power works in any society, watch who is carrying the shame and who is doing the shaming.” — Shailja Patel Growing up, I was taught all kinds of myths about Black women. I was taught, on the playground, in Disney films and from the Generations soapie that women are delicate things, that women are unambitious and are happiest waiting for men. That Black women who worked were lesser women who c...

Kneo Mokgopa - Manager: Communications & Advocacy News Content notice: Graphic description of acts of gender-based violence “You want to understand how power works in any society, watch who is carrying the shame and who is doing the shaming.”  Shailja Patel Growing up, I was taught all kinds of myths about Black women. I was taught, on the playground, in Disney films and from the Generations soapie that women are delicate things, that women are unambitious and are happiest waiting for men...

Washington City Paper City Lights: Koa Beck Talks White Feminism Former Jezebel editor-in-chief Koa Beck will talk about her new book on white feminism with Ruby Hamad and Melissa Gira Grant. Success! Youre on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldnt process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… Koa Beck discusses Success! See you in your inbox. Whoops! There was an error a...