Tasbeeh Herwees
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Why This Book About A Proud Muslim Family Is A Must-Read For The 2017 School Year
'Dear little one, know you are wondrous, a child of crescent moons, a builder of mosques, a descendant of brilliance.' → Read More
If You Want To Know What Life Is Like For Dishwashers, Ask Them
Stunt reporting is a lot of fun, but the real struggles of low-wage workers can't be captured in a day's work. → Read More
A Pharmacist Is Caught Adding A ‘Sexist Surcharge’ For The Morning-After Pill
He says the high price will keep women from using it 'inappropriately.' → Read More
The Media Loves Muslims Right Now. So Why Are Hate Crimes Against Them Up 91%?
Headscarves are bringing in big money — but representation isn't the same thing as progress. → Read More
‘Star Trek’ Actor Says Earth’s 4,000 Tigers Are Worth Saving
Zachary Quinto wants you to drop your bleak view of the future and start acting like the world's top predator. → Read More
The Only Muslims Hollywood Likes Are The ‘Secular’ Ones
Film and TV projects like 'The Big Sick' and 'Master of None' treat religiosity like a disease. → Read More
The Forgotten Story That Helped Spark the LA Riots
You know the name Rodney King. You don't know Latasha Harlins. → Read More
Why This Heartbreaking New Movie Took 80 Years To Make—And Remains Highly Controversial
In 1934, almost two decades after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, MGM Studios cast a budding young actor named Clark Gable to star in a movie called The Forty Days of Musa Dagh. Based on a novel of the same name, the film would tell the story of Gabriel Bagradian, a wealthy academic who—upon returning from Paris to his Armenian village in what is now modern-day Turkey—is forced to help defend… → Read More
Stop Using Muslim Women To Sell Soda
A few months ago, I wrote about the ways in which—in a post-Trump America—people were using images of Muslim women as signifiers of resistance in protest iconography. From news reports, to Shepard Fairey’s crappy art, to your newly radicalized friend’s Instagram selfie—Muslim were showing up more and more frequently in the cultural landscape, albeit in highly specific contexts, and always… → Read More
This Socially Conscious Restaurant Adjusts Its Prices By Neighborhood
A healthy grab-and-go joint aims to flip the poverty tax on its head → Read More
Brown Girls Is A Love Letter To Tender Female Friendships
'This is what it must mean to be a white person, to see so many different depictions of yourself in media in very different ways' → Read More
I ‘Biohacked’ My Body—Then My Body Fought Back
'I want to live beyond 180, which is very achievable' → Read More
The Man Who's Going To Stop Trump From Going Nuclear
California congressman Ted Lieu has become a Twitter superhero for his Trump-trolling → Read More
A Shadowy Political Organization That Targets College Students
Pro-Palestine students find themselves under attack by an anonymous website that labels their activism as anti-semitic. → Read More
How to Dress Well's New Album Is All About Pleasure
Over breakfast burritors, we talked about nihilism, neoliberalism, and aiming for joy with How to Dress Well, a.k.a. Tom Krell. → Read More
How to Dress Well's New Album Is All About Pleasure
Over breakfast burritors, we talked about nihilism, neoliberalism, and aiming for joy with How to Dress Well, a.k.a. Tom Krell. → Read More
Zócalo on KCRW » Blog Archive » In Los Angeles and Around the World, the Mosque Dome is a Beacon of Belonging
The green dome of the Omar ibn Al-Khattab mosque in Los Angeles interrupts the low skyline with a quiet gravitas. The mosque has been here since 1982, next door to the University of Southern California, its minaret a beacon for the Muslim community that clogs Exposition Boulevard with traffic every Friday afternoon for congregational prayers. When I was younger, this was where my community held… → Read More
The Dome Is Where the Heart Is
The green dome of the Omar ibn Al-Khattab mosque in Los Angeles interrupts the low skyline with a quiet gravitas. The mosque has been here since 1982, next door to the University of Southern California, its minaret a beacon for the Muslim community that clogs Exposition Boulevard with traffic every Friday afternoon for congregational prayers. When I was younger, this was where my community held… → Read More
We R Cute Shoplifters
They're pro-Sanders, anti-capitalist teenage thieves → Read More
Get to Know the Brilliant Somali-British Poet Featured on Beyoncé’s Lemonade
Warsan Shire's beautiful poetry is interspersed throughout the visual album. → Read More