My Grandmother in Exile

The Mideast Peace Process Isn’t an Abstraction When It’s About Going Back Home

Today is the 65th anniversary of what we Palestinians call the Nakba, when we were expelled from what is now Israel in 1948. My grandmother, Khadija, is one of those who were forced out. A mother of 10, a grandmother of 68, and a great-grandmother of 49, Khadija now lives in Khan Younis refugee camp, in Gaza. She previously owned lands and a home in Beit Daras, a village that was part of historic Palestine, and she still has her deeds to the land. Seven million other Palestinian refugees and …

by Ghada Ageel | May 15, 2013

Our Transformational Veterans

America Changed Their Lives. Now They’ll Be Changing America.

by T.A. Frank, Joe Mathews, and Sarah Rothbard | April 29, 2013

The 2 million veterans who are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan have had their lives changed by war. As they come home, they have the potential to change the …

In Cairo, Where Are We Today

And How Many Will We Be Tomorrow?

by Jonathan Guyer | December 3, 2012

Last Tuesday night I joined a diverse crowd making its way across town toward Tahrir Square, marching from the Culture Wheel, a community arts center. Hundreds of mostly young, well-dressed …

Tough Middle School Kids, Tougher Middle East Politics, Toughest Medical Decisions

November 21, 2012

The Nutshell: Journalist Tough interviewed psychologists, teachers, parents, students, and education administrators and reformers to find out how kids succeed—in school and beyond. The best predictors, it turned out, were less …

Tehrangeles Stands At the Ready

Exploring What a Persian Spring Would Mean For Los Angeles

June 7, 2012

Iranian-Americans in Los Angeles must forge close, deep connections to one another and to Iranians in Iran and around the world so they can be ready to rebuild their home …

Egypt’s Electoral Collage

Voters Are Excited, But Everything’s Up In the Air

by Jonathan Guyer | May 21, 2012

CAIRO – The cityscape looks a bit different these days. Buildings are sporting a darker layer of dust, and graffiti–provocative, elaborate, and in defiance of the regime–is everywhere. Walk beyond …

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