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oakland haifa damascus | sketches from a has been

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In Beirut for the week, would anyone like to hang?

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•Ma anzalna AAalayka alqurana litashqa

•We have not sent down the Quran unto you (O Muhammad SAW) to cause you distress

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hey guys

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my valentine

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Your art is so cool

Thank you!! I gotta put up some more soon, I feel bad for not updating so much,

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Portrait of the artist coming down

Oakland, CA 2014

(photograph by Eric Tonningsen) 

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For many Muslim Americans, 9/11 was a double punch of tragedy and bigotry

The actions of 19 Islamic extremists on 9/11 left an indelible mark on America. Today, millions pause to commemorate the attacks’ 13th anniversary, to honor the victims and to remember that all life is special and sacred. But there’s an untold story amid the many speeches and moments of silence — one filled with a different kind of pain, grief and strong sense of loss. 

Those stories are now being told on social media

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Is there ever a polite, non-racist way to ask about someone's ethnicity?

Not to a stranger there isn’t, not really.

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