RACE/POLITICS

A PLEA to the occupier

“Poetry and beauty are always making peace.  When you read something beautiful you find coexistence; it breaks walls down.”   — Mahmoud Darwish   Palestine Resistance has exposed Colonialism. Refusing to leave, and willing to die, we long proper burials in our own earth that you brutally deny…   Why strip us of this right to sanctify […]

LITERATURE/TRAVEL RACE/POLITICS

VAMIRIC ENMITY: War Poem

Hearts drained of red blood, Sheaths of warmth, love, and sanctity  torn viciously like the formal contracts        binding humanity.   Innocence bewails,  as mothers’ babies are stolen away, like the basic right to hydrate,       eat and dignity.   Crimson that ribboned Israel’s pleasant Saturday,  Anchors Palestinians every day,       in captivity   being […]

LITERATURE/TRAVEL RACE/POLITICS

Palestine Writes Literature Festival: a MORAL IMAGINATION

The first of its kind in North America, the event featured writers, poets, artists, publishers, scholars and activists eager to discuss the inherent connection of art, literature and culture to political struggle and solidarity. Originally scheduled for March, the event that was cancelled due to pandemic welcomed over 3,000 active participants and viewers from 75 […]

ART/FASHION RACE/POLITICS

Royal Emeralds by Coomi X Muzo

A precious gemstone mined ubiquitously for its soothing clarity and rich history, emeralds reveal truths, induce clarity, rest the eyes, and evoke jungles. Encountering the Coomi X Muzo collection at Baccarat Hotel last week activated a long felt curiosity into the royalty of greenness.        Individual masterpieces encompassing the vast range of emerald origins—jungles, lush fields […]

HEALTH/DINING LITERATURE/TRAVEL RACE/POLITICS

MOCA Culinary Exposure, Museum of Chinese in America

“The goal of MOCA’spopularNight Market event is to introduce people to Chinese and Chinese-American cuisine in an easy and accessible way. This way you can sample great signature dishes from 8 different Chinese and Chinese-American restaurants. It’s a simple way to bring the Chinese food culture to the masses.” –Edward Cheng, Advisor for Communications   […]