There is the compulsion to say to the world, to those who could not come: I am here. We are here. And even if we still cannot understand, we try to remember. Continue reading
![[Blog] Reporter’s Notebook: There Is No News From Auschwitz](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/auschwitz-birkenau-portraits.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Reporter’s Notebook: There Is No News From Auschwitz")
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![[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/lailaessaydi-cropped.jpeg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality")
[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality
How do Middle Eastern women wish to be seen? While newspapers and televisions often exhibit photographs plucked from incidents of violence and chaos, artists are using images to express personal stories of empowerment and vitality. Continue reading
![[Global Post] Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/img_7062.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Global Post] Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia")
[Global Post] Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia
Even in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Ahmadiyya mosques are still getting shut down for being considered “deviant.” Continue reading
![[Global Post] Indonesian Christians pray in protest after government shuts down churches](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/img_7150.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Global Post] Indonesian Christians pray in protest after government shuts down churches")
[Global Post] Indonesian Christians pray in protest after government shuts down churches
Even in a nation committed to “pancasila,” or religious pluralism, minority groups such as Christians fight for the freedom to keep churches open. Continue reading
![[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/zumbajump-slider-blog.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert")
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[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert
A new crop of Zumba studios have taken root in South LA, helping people lose weight and transform their lives. Continue reading
![[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_3380.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls")
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[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls
The Day Laborers of the North and Ana Tijoux brought music to the doorstep of a federal prison in downtown L.A. in solidarity with detained immigrants. Continue reading
![[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/santablogslider3.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate")
[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate
Hedge fund manager William Ackman says Herbalife is a pyramid scheme that exploits the poor. Yet the company attracts fans grateful for a chance to run their own businesses. Continue reading
![[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/sandwich2.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.")
[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.
Chef Micah Wexler spent months developing the rye bread recipe in his aim for craftsmanship. Continue reading
![[The Forward] For Moroccan Jews, Passover Has a Sweet Ending](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/simonelmaleh.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[The Forward] For Moroccan Jews, Passover Has a Sweet Ending")
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[The Forward] For Moroccan Jews, Passover Has a Sweet Ending
Tonight, right after sundown, chef Simon Elmaleh will discard the Passover matzo, set out fine platters laden with leavened, sugary sweets and welcome friends into his home with cries of terbhou ou tseedou, Arabic for “good luck.” Continue reading
![[Intersections] Artist Ramiro Gomez: Painting LA’s ‘invisible’ workers (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/portrait_of_an_affluent_family.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] Artist Ramiro Gomez: Painting LA’s ‘invisible’ workers (+ Video)")
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[Intersections] Artist Ramiro Gomez: Painting LA’s ‘invisible’ workers (+ Video)
Artist Ramiro Gomez creates paintings of L.A.’s gardeners and janitors, nannies and housekeepers — the fleet of workers who keep some of the city’s most upscale households running smoothly. Continue reading
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