Scotland’s Islamic Tartan
I shared a tweet yesterday that Scotland has an official Islamic tartan. It’s beautiful, both in concept and in execution. Blue for the Scottish flag, green for the colour of Islam, five white stripes to represent the five pillars
Hmong Story Cloths
In 2010, I had the privilege of interning with MCC's Refugee Sponsorship Program, collecting oral histories of former refugees and their sponsors. Through this work I became aware of Hmong Story Cloths -- quilts (many from the refugee camps) that
Klan You Come to My BBQ?
(This was originally published August 28, 2017, after the Charlottesville protests) Race relations are in the air. Though really, “race relations” is a problematic term in several ways (not least of all because it leaves out ethnic, cultural, religious, and gender
A Barbaric Cultural Practice?
(A post originally published October 5, 2015) Many argue that it’s just a cultural practice. That it has nothing to do with religion, at least not anymore, even if God’s name is invoked. Families argue over it. Is she ready? Is