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Continue reading →: Jordan is for Jordanians, Palestine is for Palestinians
As rain poured over downtown Amman, the imam’s voice echoed outside the Grand Husseini Mosque during Friday prayer. Moments later, the crowd erupted—Palestinian and Jordanian flags waved high, and chants filled the streets.“My family is in Palestine and Jordan!” one man cried out to the crowd. “They are martyrs!” On…
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Continue reading →: Bishop Iyad Twal ordained, highlighting Jordan’s role in regional Christian identity
The ordination of Bishop Iyad Twal on Feb. 28, 2025, at the Church of the Baptism of Christ in Jordan marked a historic and symbolic moment, as he became the first patriarchal vicar of Jordan to be ordained on Jordanian soil. Appointed by Pope Francis during a time of regional…
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Continue reading →: Two Countries in One: Some States are Increasing Bans on Insurance for Gender-Affirming Care, Negatively Affecting Trans Patients
Stevie Singleton, 33, went through two attempts and more than three months of waiting to get his hysterectomy approved for insurance in Pocatello, Id. The first time Singleton sent the request, insurers did not provide any insight into the reasons for the rejection, so his doctor recommended making another attempt.…
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Continue reading →: Lack of Training of the Medical Staff Create an Unsafe Environment for Trans People in the U.S. Healthcare System
There were times when Samson Winsor, 29, felt like ‘an animal in a cage’ while seeking medical care. This happened a lot when doctors pulled in medical students to assist.“It’s great that they’re getting educated on men like me,” he said. But it also “still adds to that kind of…
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Continue reading →: Columbia’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment: A Story in Pictures
On April 17, 2024, student organizations at Columbia University established the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” to call out the university’s complicity in what they called “a genocide” and ask the institution to divest from Israel. The encampment lasted for 13 days and encouraged other actions at multiple universities in the US…
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Continue reading →: The Hospital that Once Was Overlooked Staten Island’s History Comes to Light
A vast stretch of greenery on Staten Island is home to soccer and baseball games, Boys and Girls Scout camps and New Dorp High School. Very few people who gather there know, however, the history of the land beneath them. The site near the borough’s Lower Bay started off as…
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