By Amna Khalafalla

There are over 239 million people around the world in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection. But due to a decrease in contributions to humanitarian organizations by governments, there is a growing gap in service provision.

By Gawhara Abou-eid

Before the age of 11, I spent the school year in Cairo and my summers in the United States. My mother worked endlessly throughout the school year with one singular purpose: to buy the tickets, to get us back on a plane, to make sure we maintained the language and the culture of her family, the language of her sacrifice.

By Gawhara Abou-eid

Ask an Egyptian how they identify, and the answer can sound simple: Egyptian. But ask what that means — Arab, African, Middle Eastern, Coptic or some combination — and the answer touches on history, language, religion, geography and belonging.

By Gawhara Abou-eid

For local restaurateurs Rahim Hussein and Omar Alkahily, the “American Dream” has never been defined simply by owning a business.

By Gauri Mangala

The last decade of American theatre has pushed theatre owners, producers and casting directors to think more deeply about how to consider casting along racial and ethnic lines.

By Lauren Abunassar

As Philadelphia asked how best to celebrate 250 years of America this Fourth of July, some community members across the city were asking different questions: what, exactly, are we celebrating? And we should be celebrating at all?