A series of photographs taken over several years in Gaza by Taysir Batniji

A symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance gets hijacked by Zionists

Abu Toha bears witness to the martyred in Gaza by writing their untold stories.

An interview with legal scholar and activist, Noura Erakat

From Khartoum to Marrakesh, a meditation on what is lost and what is preserved when seeking refuge from war.

A poem by Ghinwa Jawhari

A poem by Mosab Abu Toha

A prose poem by Dur e Aziz Amna.

An immigrant family moves to Oklahoma where they face the strong current of assimilation in a country hostile to their Arab ethnic background.

The legacy of torture from from the Chicago Police Department, to Guantanamo and Gaza

An interview with genocide scholar Zoé Samudzi on the historical use of the term “genocide”

The Democrats’ support of Israel has alienated voters. An arms embargo could win them over.

Tens of thousands protested Israel’s genocide at the Democratic National Convention. The Party is digging in its heels.

Tens of thousands protested Israel’s genocide at the Democratic National Convention. The Party is digging in its heels.

Our editor reflects on launching Acacia in the midst of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.

Naib Mian explores rising anti-queer sentiments among various Muslim communities.

Natalia reports on the impact of Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Muslims seeking reproductive care and the range of responses from Muslim organizers and scholars.

Sarah Aziza, the daughter of a Palestinian Muslim father and an American Christian mother, explores the spiritual trials of growing up in an interfaith household.

This cardamom banana bread by Ifrah F. Ahmed was developed with the Somali tradition of casariyo (afternoon tea) in mind.

Sanya explores how her experience with Jinn helped heal her heartbreak from a devastating breakup, and also brought her closer to her faith.

Samah Sisay, a human rights lawyer and organizer, talks to Mariame Kaba about how Islam informs her work as an abolitionist.

Featured in music by everyone from Beyonce to Hans Zimmer, Shamira explores the use of the so-called “Arab scales” and how this sonic shorthand is shaping the cultural understanding of the Arab world in Western music.

A poem by Fariha Roisin

Ahmed’s essay explores the evolution of orientalist tropes in Marvel comic books from decades old Islamophobic depictions, to the current embrace of Muslim characters as seen in the contemporary iteration of Ms. Marvel.

Mariam in conversation with Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir, detailing their coming of age as a queer hijabi Muslim immigrant.

How chef, recipe developer, and food writer, Ifrah Ahmed, navigated the resentment that came with gendered expectations of cooking in her upbringing and ultimately forged a new relationship with making and sharing Somali cuisine.

In this short story, a PhD student returns home to her native Iran, grappling with feelings of frustration at the racism endemic to her profession in the United States.