AL-BUSTAN NEWS
Covering Philadelphia’s Southwest Asian and North African Communities
Immigrant Families Find More Than Green Space at Bucks County Park (Video)
By Kenza Bousseloub
What makes Neshaminy State Park such a popular gathering place for SWANA families?
Football Season Is Underway, and These Arab–American Superfans Are All In
By Ragad Ahmad
Every Sunday night, Fatih Ahmed commits what locals consider football treason. From his Doylestown living room, deep in Eagles territory, he roots for the Giants with the kind of blind devotion that none of his friends can understand.
The Destruction of Hebron’s Seed Bank and the Area Growers Helping to Preserve Palestine’s Agricultural Heritage
By Gawhara Abou-eid
The Hebron facility had long played a crucial role in preserving heirloom seed varieties critical to Palestinian foodways and climate resilience. With preservation in the West Bank increasingly endangered, diaspora-based efforts have stepped in to continue the work.
Art as Resistance | Vox Populi’s ‘Acts of Resistance’ Refuses to Look Away
By Lauren Abunassar
Community gatherings like “Acts of Resistance” become a way to reject the notion that our grief or our desires for freedom and witness are singular—an understanding that is a key piece of reclaiming agency.
Soccer Fans Find Community and Solidarity at Club World Cup Games in Philadelphia
By Ragad Ahmad
For Palestinian-Americans in Philadelphia, this summer's FIFA Club World Cup offered a glimpse of what the sports world could look like as Lincoln Financial Field was transformed into an unexpected space for cultural celebration and political solidarity.
Why Mental Health Can Feel Like a Luxury for SWANA Immigrants
By Elissa Odeh
“Aside from just trying to survive, you’re also dealing with culture shock, the expectations of living in America, language barriers and isolation. All of it only delays the healing process.”
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