Selected writing:

Artists Nationwide Unite Against the Trump Administration (Hyperallergic)

A Defiant Gaza Biennale Opens in New York City (Hyperallergic)

Meet Kème, The Indie Production House Bringing MENA’s Biggest Stars to the North American Stage (Rolling Stone MENA)

Diaspora Dance Spaces Provide Healing in Times of Grief. For Some, They Also Raise Questions. (Rolling Stone MENA)

English’s Ava Lalezarzadeh Comes Into Her Own (The Brooklyn Rail)

Social Mediums: Astrologers on TikTok and YouTube Predict the Election Outcome (Columbia News Service)

An acclaimed graphic novel is seeing a resurgence, brought on by the war in Gaza (NPR)

Overnight lines and mayhem in stores. It's not a new iPhone — it's a Stanley tumbler (NPR)

If you want to up your yogurt game, this Iranian cookbook will show you the whey (NPR)

A man killed women he deemed 'immoral' — an Iranian film fictionalizes the story (NPR)

Iran's protesters find inspiration in a Kurdish revolutionary slogan (NPR, co-reported)

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders (NPR Code Switch Blog)