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Threshold

By Scott Broker
Silhouette of a crowd of people wielding swords against a fiery background, as if to suggest war.

Once Upon a Time

By Natsume Sōseki, translated from Chinese by Ryan Choi
A fly sits on edge of a white flower's petal against a blurry green background.

Kingdom

By Brian Gyamfi

My Mother’s Stalker

By K-Ming Chang

Najla Said

Najla Said is an award-winning actress and writer. As an actress, she has appeared Off-Broadway, regionally and internationally, as well as in film and television. She is a founding member of Nibras Theatre Collective and one of New York Theatre Workshop’s “Usual Suspects.” Her newest play, Palestine, is a one-woman show that debuted Off-Broadway in February 2010. It is a coming-of-age story about Said’s journey to become an Arab-American on her own terms. In 2010, Najla was named one of the “top 40” feminists “under 40” by the Feminist Press. She is currently working on a memoir that will be published by Riverhead Books in the next year. Najla is a graduate of Princeton University.
Commentary Arts & CultureAsia & Oceania

An Open Letter to Shakira: We Are Not All Israel

By Najla Said June 24, 2011
If only everything was like “Waka Waka,” but unfortunately not everything is as euphonious as a pop song.
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