Elizabeth Neoman

Blending Arab hospitality and food, Oakland flavors and activism, Reem’s California reimagines what food and social activism can look like.

Since its creation in 1987, the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities has been a vibrant haven for intellectual discussion, interdisciplinary scholarship and research in the humanities at UC Berkeley. 

At Saint Antonius Coptic Orthodox Church’s King Tut Festival in Hayward, Egyptian food and music are essential in sharing culture and forming community.

The word “focus” has haunted me for my whole life. Just as I write this article, I have had to refocus my thoughts at least 10 times. Every distraction poses a new challenge.

This year, the festival was hosted by former poet laureate of El Cerrito, Maw Shein Win. In accordance with her background in both education and poetry, the festival’s goal was to represent poets from various professions and fields of interest.

London’s public transportation system is one of the city’s most iconic features. The network of Tube stations is almost like a city in and of itself.

“We’re trying to create a culture where people don’t avert their eyes” — Sumaiya Mubarack, a volunteer at the Suitcase Clinic.

Dystopian literature has the license to freely explore new modes of thinking about government, individual rights, oppression, liberty and language.