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"content": "\u003cp>For the past two weeks, Maya Fallaha has been glued to her phone, watching for news from Syria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fallaha was born in the U.S. and grew up on the San Francisco Peninsula, with close ties to family in Aleppo and Idlib. She often shares memories with her 13-year-old son of childhood summers spent visiting family in Syria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was optimistic in the early days of the Syrian Revolution, a peaceful uprising against the government that began in March 2011. She hoped the protests might free the country from the brutal dictatorship of Bashar Assad, who has ruled the country since 2000. Instead, the country spiraled into a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/201207170900/civil-war-in-syria\">civil war\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Syrians distributed roses and called for dignity and freedom. Assad sent them tanks,” Fallaha said. “We soon realized this regime would rather burn down the country than relinquish power.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, on Nov. 29, rebel forces breached Aleppo, the country’s second-largest city. Fallaha spent the next two weeks watching the lightning offensive unfold. The regime fell on Dec. 8, marking an end to 54 years of Assad family rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a mix of apprehension and cautious optimism,” Fallaha told KQED on Dec. 9. “But I’m just so happy right now because this is the moment we’ve been waiting for for 14 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her parents, she said, who also live in California, have been waiting even longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re rid of him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12017579\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12017579\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syrian American community activist Maya Fallaha wears a scarf representing Syria during a portrait session at her home in Belmont, California, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Fallaha bought the scarf in Turkey from a co-op of women Syrian refugees and hopes that those women will be able to return to Syria now that the Assad regime has collapsed. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Syrians in the Bay Area and beyond have reacted to the end of the Assad family’s regime with a wide range of emotions — from shock and trepidation to cautious optimism and joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nasser Meerkhan, who lives in San Francisco, said he felt the whole spectrum in one day, beginning first with pain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today, I froze in bed for three hours, just reading. I thought I knew a lot about all of the horrible things happening [during the regime],” Meerkhan said. “But I learned even more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Assad’s atrocities against his own people have been well documented, much less had been known about his “human slaughterhouses,” the more than 100 secret prisons where Assad and his father, former President Hafez Assad, banished suspected political rivals, often without charge. The most notorious of these was Sednaya Prison, near Damascus. Over the past few weeks, as rebel groups conquered more territory, crowds of civilians freed the prisons’ survivors, many of whom had been subjected to indiscriminate torture in underground cells for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Meerkhan, the liberation of thousands of political prisoners alone was reason to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I spent an hour dancing and laughing,” Meerkhan said. “And then, I spent the next half an hour crying my eyes out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For much of his adult life, Meerkhan believed that he would never return to Damascus, Syria’s capital, where he was born. Meerkhan is from a family of Syrian Kurds who hails from Damascus and Qamishli in Northeastern Syria, the Kurdish stronghold known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11781277/bay-area-activists-demonstrate-against-turkish-invasion-in-syria\">Rojava\u003c/a>. In 2011, he moved to the U.S. for graduate school, just four days before the revolution started.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came to study, and I never went back,” said Meerkhan, now a UC Berkeley language professor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Returning would have meant mandatory conscription into the pro-government forces, “which was never the plan,” he said. After two years of fighting, his immediate family fled. Meerkhan’s parents went to Turkey, and his siblings went to Germany.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many Syrians, Meerkhan said he had abandoned hope for change. “We buried our feelings to survive,” he said, “and now they’re all coming up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12017581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12017581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nasser Meerkhan poses for a portrait at his home in San Francisco on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Meerkhan was born in Syria and feels a mix of emotions after the recent collapse of the Assad regime, mainly joy, grief and relief. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>More than 6.5 million people have fled political violence in Syria since the war began in 2011. While the United States accepted far fewer refugees than Turkey and European states, California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10799545/syrian-refugee-family-adapts-to-new-life-in-oakland\">led early American resettlement efforts.\u003c/a> The state settled an estimated 4,084 Syrian refugees between 2011 and Nov. 30, 2024, according to data from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.wrapsnet.org/resources/\">State Department’s Refugee Processing Center.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11299682/uprooted-by-war-syrian-family-grows-new-community-in-california\">Bay Area cities like Oakland\u003c/a>, Sacramento and Turlock welcomed hundreds of individuals and families escaping war and violence. Over the past fiscal year, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rescue.org/NorCal\">International Refugee Committee in Northern California\u003c/a> said it helped resettle 139 Syrians in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More refugees are in the pipeline, said Jordane Tofighi, the group’s deputy director, but the recent developments have left their future uncertain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t know how this will be impacted by recent events or what this looks like with the incoming administration,” Tofighi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2017, former President Donald Trump introduced an executive order known as “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11619108/is-president-trumps-latest-travel-ban-a-muslim-ban\">the Muslim Ban\u003c/a>.” It temporarily banned Syrian refugees and citizens from six other Muslim-majority nations and deemed the entry of Syrian nationals to the U.S. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/02/01/2017-02281/protecting-the-nation-from-foreign-terrorist-entry-into-the-united-states\">detrimental\u003c/a> to the interests of the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The policy, widely criticized by civil rights groups as discriminatory, led to a precipitous drop in Syrian refugee admissions to the U.S., from a high of more than 12,587 in 2016 to just 76 in 2018, \u003ca href=\"https://www.wrapsnet.org/admissions-and-arrivals/\">according to State Department data.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These numbers slowly rebounded during the Biden administration, which repealed Trump’s order and gradually increased refugee admissions to nearly 2016 levels. The U.S. has admitted more than 11,200 Syrians so far in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with news of the collapse of the Assad regime, many European countries have begun \u003ca href=\"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241209-european-countries-suspend-syrian-asylum-decisions-after-assad-s-fall\">suspending\u003c/a> Syrian asylum claims. Austria has already prepared \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.eu/article/austria-deport-syria-migrant-bashar-assad-regime-fall/\">deportations \u003c/a>of Syrian migrants, exploiting the country’s political upheaval to reverse a decade of immigration policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on his past policies and the rhetoric of his most recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/incoming-trump-administration-plans-deport-migrants-countries-rcna182896\">campaign\u003c/a>, Trump may try to do the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tofighi urged people in the Bay Area to continue supporting resettlement in their communities and to resist unjust immigration policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re very concerned by the threats to asylum seekers and that more restrictions will result in people going through more dangerous means of seeking safety — not going through the official entry points,” Tofighi said. “People will do whatever it takes to save their and their loved ones’ lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other questions about Syria’s future, like who will lead the country, remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Syria is fragmented among disparate armed factions, said Samer Araabi, a member of San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.araborganizing.org/\">Arab Resource Organizing Center\u003c/a>. Regional powers like Iran, Turkey and Israel are all trying to assert their interests, as is the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joseph Louis, who came to San Jose from the Syrian city of Homs 60 years ago, worries these interests could threaten Syria’s stabilization.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"forum_2010101908109,arts_13824061,bayareabites_128995\"]“We don’t know what’s behind these changes,” he said. “We just hope that things go back to peace. [Israeli airstrikes and advances into Syria’s territory] are bad for the Syrians and bad for the Palestinians.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coalition that led the overthrow of Assad is an Islamist group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The rebels originated as the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, according to Araabi, but severed ties. HTS’ militant leader, Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a, formerly known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, said he has embraced a more moderate, inclusive stance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re inheriting a country that has basically collapsed,” Araabi said. “I’m waiting to see, are they dismantling the repressive apparatus of the state, or are they inheriting it?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What this will mean for the region’s many different religious and ethnic communities, including Sunnis, Shiites, Alawites, Druze, Kurds, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10796779/torn-from-their-homeland-bay-area-assyrians-yearn-for-persecution-to-end\">Assyrian Christians\u003c/a>, Armenians, Yezidis, Palestinians and, of course, women, remains to be seen. Millions of Syrians are still haunted by a legacy of persecution suffered at the hands of extremist groups like al Qaeda and ISIS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, what’s coming might be concerning,” Meerkhan said. “There are many red flags. But [Assad’s regime] was a criminal system. Someone who creates these types of prisons, who kills thousands of people, is not any better. That is a radical government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fallaha, from Belmont, urged people interested in learning more about the situation in Syria to do careful research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Russia has put billions into pro-Assad propaganda,” she said, emphasizing that many videos posted to social media may not be accurate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even as Syrians around the world continue to grapple with the enormity of recent events, many are celebrating what they hope will be a bright new chapter in Syria’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, at the start of the Syrian Revolution, Fallaha said she participated in a solidarity protest while pregnant with her son. On Sunday, he joined her at an event in San Francisco’s Union Square to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s grown up knowing Syria only through pictures, through Facetimes,” Fallaha said. “When he heard the news, he said, ‘Mom, can we go to Syria this summer?’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Inshallah, I will take you,” Fallaha told him. “We’re going home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Want to help Syrian refugees in the Bay Area? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Connect with the IRC for volunteer opportunities:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland:\u003c/strong> VolunteerOak@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Turlock:\u003c/strong> Volunteer.Turlock@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San José:\u003c/strong> VolunteerSJ@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sacramento:\u003c/strong> VolunteerSacramento@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For the past two weeks, Maya Fallaha has been glued to her phone, watching for news from Syria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fallaha was born in the U.S. and grew up on the San Francisco Peninsula, with close ties to family in Aleppo and Idlib. She often shares memories with her 13-year-old son of childhood summers spent visiting family in Syria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was optimistic in the early days of the Syrian Revolution, a peaceful uprising against the government that began in March 2011. She hoped the protests might free the country from the brutal dictatorship of Bashar Assad, who has ruled the country since 2000. Instead, the country spiraled into a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/201207170900/civil-war-in-syria\">civil war\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Syrians distributed roses and called for dignity and freedom. Assad sent them tanks,” Fallaha said. “We soon realized this regime would rather burn down the country than relinquish power.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, on Nov. 29, rebel forces breached Aleppo, the country’s second-largest city. Fallaha spent the next two weeks watching the lightning offensive unfold. The regime fell on Dec. 8, marking an end to 54 years of Assad family rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a mix of apprehension and cautious optimism,” Fallaha told KQED on Dec. 9. “But I’m just so happy right now because this is the moment we’ve been waiting for for 14 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her parents, she said, who also live in California, have been waiting even longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re rid of him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12017579\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12017579\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-318-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syrian American community activist Maya Fallaha wears a scarf representing Syria during a portrait session at her home in Belmont, California, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Fallaha bought the scarf in Turkey from a co-op of women Syrian refugees and hopes that those women will be able to return to Syria now that the Assad regime has collapsed. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Syrians in the Bay Area and beyond have reacted to the end of the Assad family’s regime with a wide range of emotions — from shock and trepidation to cautious optimism and joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nasser Meerkhan, who lives in San Francisco, said he felt the whole spectrum in one day, beginning first with pain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today, I froze in bed for three hours, just reading. I thought I knew a lot about all of the horrible things happening [during the regime],” Meerkhan said. “But I learned even more.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Assad’s atrocities against his own people have been well documented, much less had been known about his “human slaughterhouses,” the more than 100 secret prisons where Assad and his father, former President Hafez Assad, banished suspected political rivals, often without charge. The most notorious of these was Sednaya Prison, near Damascus. Over the past few weeks, as rebel groups conquered more territory, crowds of civilians freed the prisons’ survivors, many of whom had been subjected to indiscriminate torture in underground cells for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Meerkhan, the liberation of thousands of political prisoners alone was reason to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I spent an hour dancing and laughing,” Meerkhan said. “And then, I spent the next half an hour crying my eyes out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For much of his adult life, Meerkhan believed that he would never return to Damascus, Syria’s capital, where he was born. Meerkhan is from a family of Syrian Kurds who hails from Damascus and Qamishli in Northeastern Syria, the Kurdish stronghold known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11781277/bay-area-activists-demonstrate-against-turkish-invasion-in-syria\">Rojava\u003c/a>. In 2011, he moved to the U.S. for graduate school, just four days before the revolution started.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I came to study, and I never went back,” said Meerkhan, now a UC Berkeley language professor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Returning would have meant mandatory conscription into the pro-government forces, “which was never the plan,” he said. After two years of fighting, his immediate family fled. Meerkhan’s parents went to Turkey, and his siblings went to Germany.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many Syrians, Meerkhan said he had abandoned hope for change. “We buried our feelings to survive,” he said, “and now they’re all coming up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12017581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12017581\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/20241210-SyriaFolo-JY-413-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nasser Meerkhan poses for a portrait at his home in San Francisco on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Meerkhan was born in Syria and feels a mix of emotions after the recent collapse of the Assad regime, mainly joy, grief and relief. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>More than 6.5 million people have fled political violence in Syria since the war began in 2011. While the United States accepted far fewer refugees than Turkey and European states, California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10799545/syrian-refugee-family-adapts-to-new-life-in-oakland\">led early American resettlement efforts.\u003c/a> The state settled an estimated 4,084 Syrian refugees between 2011 and Nov. 30, 2024, according to data from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.wrapsnet.org/resources/\">State Department’s Refugee Processing Center.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11299682/uprooted-by-war-syrian-family-grows-new-community-in-california\">Bay Area cities like Oakland\u003c/a>, Sacramento and Turlock welcomed hundreds of individuals and families escaping war and violence. Over the past fiscal year, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rescue.org/NorCal\">International Refugee Committee in Northern California\u003c/a> said it helped resettle 139 Syrians in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More refugees are in the pipeline, said Jordane Tofighi, the group’s deputy director, but the recent developments have left their future uncertain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t know how this will be impacted by recent events or what this looks like with the incoming administration,” Tofighi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2017, former President Donald Trump introduced an executive order known as “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11619108/is-president-trumps-latest-travel-ban-a-muslim-ban\">the Muslim Ban\u003c/a>.” It temporarily banned Syrian refugees and citizens from six other Muslim-majority nations and deemed the entry of Syrian nationals to the U.S. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/02/01/2017-02281/protecting-the-nation-from-foreign-terrorist-entry-into-the-united-states\">detrimental\u003c/a> to the interests of the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The policy, widely criticized by civil rights groups as discriminatory, led to a precipitous drop in Syrian refugee admissions to the U.S., from a high of more than 12,587 in 2016 to just 76 in 2018, \u003ca href=\"https://www.wrapsnet.org/admissions-and-arrivals/\">according to State Department data.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These numbers slowly rebounded during the Biden administration, which repealed Trump’s order and gradually increased refugee admissions to nearly 2016 levels. The U.S. has admitted more than 11,200 Syrians so far in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with news of the collapse of the Assad regime, many European countries have begun \u003ca href=\"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241209-european-countries-suspend-syrian-asylum-decisions-after-assad-s-fall\">suspending\u003c/a> Syrian asylum claims. Austria has already prepared \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.eu/article/austria-deport-syria-migrant-bashar-assad-regime-fall/\">deportations \u003c/a>of Syrian migrants, exploiting the country’s political upheaval to reverse a decade of immigration policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on his past policies and the rhetoric of his most recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/incoming-trump-administration-plans-deport-migrants-countries-rcna182896\">campaign\u003c/a>, Trump may try to do the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tofighi urged people in the Bay Area to continue supporting resettlement in their communities and to resist unjust immigration policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re very concerned by the threats to asylum seekers and that more restrictions will result in people going through more dangerous means of seeking safety — not going through the official entry points,” Tofighi said. “People will do whatever it takes to save their and their loved ones’ lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other questions about Syria’s future, like who will lead the country, remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Syria is fragmented among disparate armed factions, said Samer Araabi, a member of San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.araborganizing.org/\">Arab Resource Organizing Center\u003c/a>. Regional powers like Iran, Turkey and Israel are all trying to assert their interests, as is the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joseph Louis, who came to San Jose from the Syrian city of Homs 60 years ago, worries these interests could threaten Syria’s stabilization.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We don’t know what’s behind these changes,” he said. “We just hope that things go back to peace. [Israeli airstrikes and advances into Syria’s territory] are bad for the Syrians and bad for the Palestinians.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coalition that led the overthrow of Assad is an Islamist group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The rebels originated as the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, according to Araabi, but severed ties. HTS’ militant leader, Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a, formerly known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, said he has embraced a more moderate, inclusive stance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re inheriting a country that has basically collapsed,” Araabi said. “I’m waiting to see, are they dismantling the repressive apparatus of the state, or are they inheriting it?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What this will mean for the region’s many different religious and ethnic communities, including Sunnis, Shiites, Alawites, Druze, Kurds, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10796779/torn-from-their-homeland-bay-area-assyrians-yearn-for-persecution-to-end\">Assyrian Christians\u003c/a>, Armenians, Yezidis, Palestinians and, of course, women, remains to be seen. Millions of Syrians are still haunted by a legacy of persecution suffered at the hands of extremist groups like al Qaeda and ISIS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course, what’s coming might be concerning,” Meerkhan said. “There are many red flags. But [Assad’s regime] was a criminal system. Someone who creates these types of prisons, who kills thousands of people, is not any better. That is a radical government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fallaha, from Belmont, urged people interested in learning more about the situation in Syria to do careful research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Russia has put billions into pro-Assad propaganda,” she said, emphasizing that many videos posted to social media may not be accurate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even as Syrians around the world continue to grapple with the enormity of recent events, many are celebrating what they hope will be a bright new chapter in Syria’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, at the start of the Syrian Revolution, Fallaha said she participated in a solidarity protest while pregnant with her son. On Sunday, he joined her at an event in San Francisco’s Union Square to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s grown up knowing Syria only through pictures, through Facetimes,” Fallaha said. “When he heard the news, he said, ‘Mom, can we go to Syria this summer?’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Inshallah, I will take you,” Fallaha told him. “We’re going home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Want to help Syrian refugees in the Bay Area? \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Connect with the IRC for volunteer opportunities:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oakland:\u003c/strong> VolunteerOak@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Turlock:\u003c/strong> Volunteer.Turlock@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San José:\u003c/strong> VolunteerSJ@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sacramento:\u003c/strong> VolunteerSacramento@rescue.org\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-unified-school-district\">San Francisco Unified School District\u003c/a> canceled mandatory antisemitism workshops for staff at four San Francisco high schools this week after parents and community groups expressed concerns of potential bias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A group of SFUSD parents and staff called for the workshops, scheduled for Wednesday, in response to a reported uptick in allegations of antisemitism from Jewish students. The district contracted the American Jewish Committee to provide training at George Washington High School, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, Abraham Lincoln High School and Balboa High School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The training was titled “Who Are the Jews: Jewish Identity and Antisemitism in 2024,” and there was a plan to include more schools in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 11 months since Hamas attacked Israel, and since Israel retaliated with a military campaign in Gaza that has killed over 40,000 Palestinians, schools across the Bay Area have been disrupted by tension over how to supervise education about the war, political expression by faculty and students, and accusations of antisemitism and Islamophobia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The workshop cancellation reveals a unique challenge facing school districts, teachers, administrators and parents tasked with educating students in a multicultural setting like San Francisco’s public schools amid a fraught and emotional conflict that hits close to home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand how the workshop unraveled, KQED spoke with parents, staff and experts, along with advocacy groups that supported or opposed the training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Folks don’t focus as much as we should on just how hard it is to educate effectively and appropriately about issues that are this complex and nuanced, like the history of Israel and the Middle East, as well as where the stakes are enormously high and emotions are understandably high, like the war in Gaza, because people are dying,” Joe Kahne, a UC Merced professor who studies student civic engagement, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12003861 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/UCBerkeleyMakdisi-1020x698.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last December, dozens of teachers in Oakland participated in unauthorized teach-ins, presenting pro-Palestinian lessons. In May, Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985599/berkeley-antisemitism-hearing\">testified before Congress\u003c/a> on the district’s handling of antisemitism allegations in public schools after a group of Jewish parents, along with the Brandeis Center and Anti-Defamation League, filed a federal complaint in February alleging severe antisemitism in the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, the U.S. Department of Education announced investigations into SFUSD and Oakland Unified School District for alleged civil rights violations and claims of religious discrimination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some SFUSD parents and local community groups raised alarms about the American Jewish Committee’s support for Israel. In an internal email forwarded to staff by school principals on Monday, SFUSD administrators Karling Aguilera-Fort and Davina Goldwasser said the workshop wouldn’t take a position on the Israel-Hamas war and that the training was “just awareness building.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday morning, Katrina Kincade, an SFUSD spokesperson, told KQED that the workshops would be rescheduled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to ensure each and every student and staff member feels and experiences safety and a sense of belonging in our schools,” she said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Julia David, an English teacher at George Washington, said that the idea for the training originated among parents and staff concerned about the treatment of Jewish students in the city’s schools. She described incidents ranging from pro-Palestinian student walkouts to protests of war to reports of “Free Palestine” being written on campus to graffiti of swastikas on campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also said the Jewish Student Union, which she sponsors, had been made to feel uncomfortable on campus by staff who identified as pro-Palestine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12003439 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/UCSFProPalestineProtest1-1020x792.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We thought that it was really important to have training about Jewish identity in a multicultural society led by Jews,” David said. “Being a Jewish student in the middle of a really charged political time has brought unique challenges to our school and to our students, and to our educators and our parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This training is just about educating people on what the Jewish identity is and our experiences.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David said she and a small group of other Jewish parents and staff reached out to the American Jewish Committee, one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations. The nonprofit agreed to provide the workshops at no cost to the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parent Lee Filner pointed out that the AJC was chosen by the Biden administration to lead the national effort against antisemitism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There have just been too many antisemitic incidents in the district,” Filner said. “It’s leading a lot of parents I personally know to flee the district for private school, and we just can’t afford to lose more students from the district. Especially in this budget situation, because we’ve created a hostile environment for students just because of who they are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An email announcing the workshops reached a group of Jewish parents and political organizers who are critical of Israel. Alex Lantsberg, a Jewish parent of students at two of the high schools on the workshop list, said he was shocked and dismayed when he learned about the AJC-led training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Educating people on antisemitism is absolutely imperative in this time when antisemitism is being used to justify an ongoing genocide,” he said. “If SFUSD wanted to actually assist its faculty and staff, it would be best to do so in a way that actually recognizes the multiple strands of Jewish thought regarding the question of antisemitism and how all of these things come together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents of Palestinian students in the district, like Sonya Awwad, questioned how closely the AJC’s values align with San Francisco’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a group that openly opposes a cease-fire in this war and does not have a neutral position in the conflict,” she said. “And San Francisco did vote on a resolution for a cease-fire, so that in itself seems conflicting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Progressive groups affiliated with SFUSD, like the Arab Resource Organizing Committee, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Jewish Voices for Peace, criticized the workshop. The groups called for the district to hold a similar training about Islamophobia or anti-Palestinian sentiment, which they said is also on the rise, according to a joint press release.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, Awwad and a small group of parents met with administrators to discuss the war’s impact on their children. Awwad said parents described bullying, racism and isolation plaguing students, particularly those with family in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12002125 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240827_SFUSDPROTEST_GC-10-KQED-1020x749.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Any kind of anti-racism training is important,” Awwad said. “So why are our students’ concerns not being met with training that would advocate for them as well?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several parents who advocated for antisemitism training said the overwhelming political messaging coming into their children’s schools made it difficult for students to learn. Some voiced their frustrations with AROC, a group that has come under scrutiny for facilitating student walkouts at SFUSD schools. After a parent group demanded an investigation into AROC’s contract with schools last year, students rallied outside of the district’s office in the organization’s defense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seth Brysk, the AJC’s regional director of northern California, hopes the antisemitism training will be rescheduled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We neither endorse nor oppose candidates for office. We’re an apolitical organization, not only because that’s what the law requires, but we’re also known to be a nonpartisan organization that doesn’t engage in politics,” he said. “More importantly, I don’t see how that relates to anti-bias training about antisemitism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 50,000 students are enrolled in San Francisco public schools, which educate the majority of the city’s children. As SFUSD struggles with low enrollment, administrators must worry about retaining students. At the same time, they are trying to placate teachers, including many who embrace progressive politics and parents who have increasingly demanded a say in how schools respond to the war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While these tense moments may raise big questions for schools, Kahne said there are inevitable learning opportunities — for children and adults.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As educators, we often say our goal is to teach young people how to think, not what to think. A big part of what educators should be doing in those contexts is modeling,” Kahne said. “The better we do that, the better our democracy will run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, what we are seeing is that many teachers are choosing to do less of this kind of work, and many districts are putting less support towards this kind of work in an effort to avoid conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>For over a decade, \u003ca href=\"https://dlcl.stanford.edu/people/ramzi-salti\">Ramzi Salti\u003c/a> — aka DJ Ramzi — has been sharing his deep passion for Arabic music with listeners all over the world through his radio show and podcast, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.arabology.org/\">Arabology\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between his encyclopedic-level musical knowledge and his voice — a deep rasp elevated by a warm, enthusiastic on-air demeanor — “radio deejay” is a fitting role for him. But Salti, an advanced lecturer in the Arabic program at Stanford University since 1999, didn’t expect to add the title to his résumé.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, the pro-democracy movements of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/arab-spring\">Arab Spring\u003c/a> sprouted in 2011.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was a very optimistic time. And the music that fueled the revolution was everywhere,” Salti said. “And people were asking me since I speak Arabic, ‘What are they saying?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salti started translating songs as a resource for people on campus — like Egyptian band Cairokee’s popular anthem \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgw_zfLLvh8\">“Sout al Horeya,”\u003c/a> which means “Voice of Freedom,” and Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi’s iconic song \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ79iEfus8E\">“Kelmti Horra,”\u003c/a> which means “My Word Is Free.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was also invited to talk about the music of the Arab Spring on Stanford’s radio station, \u003ca href=\"https://kzsu.stanford.edu/\">KZSU\u003c/a>. The reaction was so positive that he was asked back a few more times. By the fourth guest spot, he was offered to train as a deejay and get a show of his own. And \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em> was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993197\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 900px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993197\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a striped button down shirt sits in front of an audio board and points while another man behind him looks at the controls.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahmad Qousi (left) assists Ramzi Salti in the early days of his show ‘Arabology’ at Stanford University’s KZSU radio station in Palo Alto in 2013. \u003ccite>(L.A. Cicero / Stanford News Service)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Before I was a deejay and before I had a radio show, I’ve always been an educator,” Salti said. “When I talk about \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em>, I say it’s an educational show … it’s entertainment with a goal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His goal is to introduce people to the wide variety of Arabic music that exists, hoping they’ll enjoy it and be curious to hear more. Each \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/arabology/sets/podcasts\">two-hour episode\u003c/a> is filled with fun facts about Arabic music and artists, sprinkled across an array of indie Arabic tracks and remixes — everything from Arabic rock, electronica, jazz, pop, hip-hop and more. He also features \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/arabology/sets/arabology-interviews\">interviews\u003c/a> with musicians, actors, poets and other culture makers on the show, which began as a weekly live program on KZSU.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you hear about Arabic music, it just sounds foreign to so many people,” Salti said. “And it gets mixed in with religious chants and religion and Islam — all of which are beautiful — but there’s a whole other genre of Arabic music that is very secular.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UFCqtbKv_k\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also hopes that by exposing audiences to the diversity of sounds and stories of various Arab artists, the show will help push back against the stereotypes and demonization of Arabs and Arab Americans in society.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If somebody walks away with the idea that, ‘wow, Arabic music isn’t as weird as I would have thought,’ or change their mind about the systematic demonization we see of Muslims, that would be what I want,” Salti said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A lifelong love of music\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Salti’s love for Arabic music started early. “Music has been my best friend since childhood,” Salti said. He grew up in Lebanon, and then in Jordan when his parents moved the family there after the Lebanese Civil War broke out in 1975.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I got to Jordan, I was so lonely, and I missed Lebanon so much,” he said. “So I would turn to music and Arabic music — especially the music of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXmVTvVMQz_fggy66HlgQQ\">Fairuz\u003c/a>, who is the number one Lebanese diva.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1983, Salti moved to the U.S. to study at Santa Clara University. Just 17 years old and navigating the culture shock on his own, he again turned to music to help him cope. He credits the couple of cassettes of Arabic music he brought to California with getting him through college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among his peers, Salti’s ear for music stood out. At graduation, he and his friends made and exchanged cassette mixtapes as gifts. For his mixtape, he included songs with lyrics in English and French, plus some songs in Arabic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And I would wait to see the reaction,” Salti said. “And sure enough, I would always get positive feedback. And they would tell me … ‘the way you choose music is so great. You should have a radio show one day.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A show where indie Arab artists shine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Salti is especially known for featuring indie artists, women artists and LGBTQ artists on \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em> — the singers and musicians often ignored by mainstream Arabic radio stations, particularly in more conservative areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can play that kind of music right here at KZSU in Arabic and not have to censor it,” Salti said. “In fact, I can praise it and disseminate it because it is beautiful, powerful music that unfortunately doesn’t get heard enough in the Arab world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing black clothing points at a piece of paper and stands with a woman who is holding the paper with a picture board and festive lights behind them.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Arabology’ host Ramzi Salti with Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan at the KZSU radio station at Stanford University in November 2017. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Ramzi Salti)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He’s hosted shows that have focused solely on Arab women’s voices. The music of Lebanese singer \u003ca href=\"https://yasminehamdan.com/en/#/#home\">Yasmine Hamdan\u003c/a> — who Salti refers to as “the queen of underground Lebanese music” — is featured often, and Hamdan herself has been a \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/arabology/yasminehamdan2017\">guest on the show\u003c/a>. Her 2009 electronic synthpop album \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNDTYjeKL3sOh2tk9DHu5izNioGedkb9Y\">\u003ci>Arabology\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, as part of the duo Y.A.S., inspired the name of Salti’s podcast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another artist he’s interviewed and played often on the show is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hamed.sinno/?hl=en\">Hamed Sinno\u003c/a>, who is openly gay. Sinno was the lead singer of the Lebanese band \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfPvgAtgTNM\">Mashrou’ Leila\u003c/a> until the group disbanded in 2022 due to harassment and hate campaigns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2009, they released a song titled \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1GOmPx-Ba8\">“Shim El Yasmine,”\u003c/a> which translates to “Smell the Jasmine.” It’s a tender ballad about Sinno’s break-up with a man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was such a moment because I think it was the first time we had an openly gay Muslim singer sing in Arabic about what [they are] going through,” Salti said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a2sOF_hhKw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salti said the common theme in all the music he plays is coexistence, whether it’s from artists living on the margins of Arab society or songs with more explicit messages of unity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of his go-to artists in the latter vein is Lebanese singer \u003ca href=\"https://www.taniasaleh.com/\">Tania Saleh\u003c/a> and her song \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_PbJg9v0CM\">“Omar and Ali.”\u003c/a> In it, she encourages Sunni and Shia Muslims to end their fighting and make peace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She says, ‘Get up Omar, get up Ali, shake hands and become brothers again,’” Salti explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On a more personal level, I myself happen to be a Christian Arab, but I’m always assumed to be Muslim,” he added. “A lot of people think the whole Arab world is Muslim.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said he doesn’t typically correct people because he doesn’t want to feed an idea that there’s anything wrong with being Muslim. But it’s a reminder of the stereotypes he and other Arabs and Arab Americans face — and an added motivation for him to continue showcasing different Arab communities and perspectives through his show.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We need to build bridges’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramzi’s dedication to amplifying indie Arab musicians has built him a solid reputation in that scene. Today, the show is a go-to platform for emerging Arab and Arab American musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m at a stage where every morning when I look at my email, and I look at my messages, there are people telling me about other people, [or] that I need to discover this band. Some bands send me their demos,” Salti said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the pandemic, Salti has been pre-recording his shows on a more sporadic schedule and releasing them as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.arabology.org/p/all-my-podcasts.html\">podcast\u003c/a> on streaming platforms, including a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyf1lyybLSdVr6N4eOuLe0w\">video podcast\u003c/a> on YouTube. This summer, he’s spending time in Jordan, where he plans to interview artists for new episodes of \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em>. He otherwise hasn’t released a new show in a while, which he said is intentional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels weird and inhuman, maybe, to be playing dance music from that region at a time where people in that region are living a nightmare,” Salti said, referring to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salti said that instead, he’s been discovering poetry by poets in Gaza, set to music. He cites one such production by \u003ca href=\"http://www.checkpoint303.com/\">Checkpoint 303\u003c/a>, a nonprofit, experimental music collective founded by Tunisian artist SC Mocha and Palestinian artist SC Yosh. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4QbAMK41XY\">remixed\u003c/a> the viral poem by Palestinian poet and professor Refaat Alareer titled \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/itranslate123/status/1719701312990830934\">“If I Must Die.”\u003c/a> Alareer published the poem on social media just weeks before he was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The song itself is powerful,” Salti said. “It will make you really, really think about the violence that’s going on and how many potential artists, singers, poets are disappearing before they’ve even seen the world or been given a chance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Salti acknowledges the power of music as a means of expression and hope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a lot of Arab artists and even artists in Gaza itself are finding that music and poetry [are] one of the few outlets they have left,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salti also likes to share songs that combine Hebrew and Arabic when he comes across them. “I’m so proud of these artists who come together, you know, Jewish artists with Muslim artists recording a duet. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was also invited to talk about the music of the Arab Spring on Stanford’s radio station, \u003ca href=\"https://kzsu.stanford.edu/\">KZSU\u003c/a>. The reaction was so positive that he was asked back a few more times. By the fourth guest spot, he was offered to train as a deejay and get a show of his own. And \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em> was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993197\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 900px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993197\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a striped button down shirt sits in front of an audio board and points while another man behind him looks at the controls.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/12659-arabology_news-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahmad Qousi (left) assists Ramzi Salti in the early days of his show ‘Arabology’ at Stanford University’s KZSU radio station in Palo Alto in 2013. \u003ccite>(L.A. Cicero / Stanford News Service)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Before I was a deejay and before I had a radio show, I’ve always been an educator,” Salti said. “When I talk about \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em>, I say it’s an educational show … it’s entertainment with a goal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His goal is to introduce people to the wide variety of Arabic music that exists, hoping they’ll enjoy it and be curious to hear more. Each \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/arabology/sets/podcasts\">two-hour episode\u003c/a> is filled with fun facts about Arabic music and artists, sprinkled across an array of indie Arabic tracks and remixes — everything from Arabic rock, electronica, jazz, pop, hip-hop and more. He also features \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/arabology/sets/arabology-interviews\">interviews\u003c/a> with musicians, actors, poets and other culture makers on the show, which began as a weekly live program on KZSU.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you hear about Arabic music, it just sounds foreign to so many people,” Salti said. “And it gets mixed in with religious chants and religion and Islam — all of which are beautiful — but there’s a whole other genre of Arabic music that is very secular.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/9UFCqtbKv_k'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/9UFCqtbKv_k'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>He also hopes that by exposing audiences to the diversity of sounds and stories of various Arab artists, the show will help push back against the stereotypes and demonization of Arabs and Arab Americans in society.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If somebody walks away with the idea that, ‘wow, Arabic music isn’t as weird as I would have thought,’ or change their mind about the systematic demonization we see of Muslims, that would be what I want,” Salti said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A lifelong love of music\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Salti’s love for Arabic music started early. “Music has been my best friend since childhood,” Salti said. He grew up in Lebanon, and then in Jordan when his parents moved the family there after the Lebanese Civil War broke out in 1975.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I got to Jordan, I was so lonely, and I missed Lebanon so much,” he said. “So I would turn to music and Arabic music — especially the music of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXmVTvVMQz_fggy66HlgQQ\">Fairuz\u003c/a>, who is the number one Lebanese diva.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1983, Salti moved to the U.S. to study at Santa Clara University. Just 17 years old and navigating the culture shock on his own, he again turned to music to help him cope. He credits the couple of cassettes of Arabic music he brought to California with getting him through college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among his peers, Salti’s ear for music stood out. At graduation, he and his friends made and exchanged cassette mixtapes as gifts. For his mixtape, he included songs with lyrics in English and French, plus some songs in Arabic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And I would wait to see the reaction,” Salti said. “And sure enough, I would always get positive feedback. And they would tell me … ‘the way you choose music is so great. You should have a radio show one day.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A show where indie Arab artists shine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Salti is especially known for featuring indie artists, women artists and LGBTQ artists on \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em> — the singers and musicians often ignored by mainstream Arabic radio stations, particularly in more conservative areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can play that kind of music right here at KZSU in Arabic and not have to censor it,” Salti said. “In fact, I can praise it and disseminate it because it is beautiful, powerful music that unfortunately doesn’t get heard enough in the Arab world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11993199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993199\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing black clothing points at a piece of paper and stands with a woman who is holding the paper with a picture board and festive lights behind them.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/IMG_7805-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Arabology’ host Ramzi Salti with Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan at the KZSU radio station at Stanford University in November 2017. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Ramzi Salti)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He’s hosted shows that have focused solely on Arab women’s voices. The music of Lebanese singer \u003ca href=\"https://yasminehamdan.com/en/#/#home\">Yasmine Hamdan\u003c/a> — who Salti refers to as “the queen of underground Lebanese music” — is featured often, and Hamdan herself has been a \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/arabology/yasminehamdan2017\">guest on the show\u003c/a>. Her 2009 electronic synthpop album \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNDTYjeKL3sOh2tk9DHu5izNioGedkb9Y\">\u003ci>Arabology\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, as part of the duo Y.A.S., inspired the name of Salti’s podcast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another artist he’s interviewed and played often on the show is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hamed.sinno/?hl=en\">Hamed Sinno\u003c/a>, who is openly gay. Sinno was the lead singer of the Lebanese band \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfPvgAtgTNM\">Mashrou’ Leila\u003c/a> until the group disbanded in 2022 due to harassment and hate campaigns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2009, they released a song titled \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1GOmPx-Ba8\">“Shim El Yasmine,”\u003c/a> which translates to “Smell the Jasmine.” It’s a tender ballad about Sinno’s break-up with a man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was such a moment because I think it was the first time we had an openly gay Muslim singer sing in Arabic about what [they are] going through,” Salti said.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-a2sOF_hhKw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-a2sOF_hhKw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Salti said the common theme in all the music he plays is coexistence, whether it’s from artists living on the margins of Arab society or songs with more explicit messages of unity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of his go-to artists in the latter vein is Lebanese singer \u003ca href=\"https://www.taniasaleh.com/\">Tania Saleh\u003c/a> and her song \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_PbJg9v0CM\">“Omar and Ali.”\u003c/a> In it, she encourages Sunni and Shia Muslims to end their fighting and make peace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She says, ‘Get up Omar, get up Ali, shake hands and become brothers again,’” Salti explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On a more personal level, I myself happen to be a Christian Arab, but I’m always assumed to be Muslim,” he added. “A lot of people think the whole Arab world is Muslim.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said he doesn’t typically correct people because he doesn’t want to feed an idea that there’s anything wrong with being Muslim. But it’s a reminder of the stereotypes he and other Arabs and Arab Americans face — and an added motivation for him to continue showcasing different Arab communities and perspectives through his show.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We need to build bridges’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramzi’s dedication to amplifying indie Arab musicians has built him a solid reputation in that scene. Today, the show is a go-to platform for emerging Arab and Arab American musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m at a stage where every morning when I look at my email, and I look at my messages, there are people telling me about other people, [or] that I need to discover this band. Some bands send me their demos,” Salti said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the pandemic, Salti has been pre-recording his shows on a more sporadic schedule and releasing them as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.arabology.org/p/all-my-podcasts.html\">podcast\u003c/a> on streaming platforms, including a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyf1lyybLSdVr6N4eOuLe0w\">video podcast\u003c/a> on YouTube. This summer, he’s spending time in Jordan, where he plans to interview artists for new episodes of \u003cem>Arabology\u003c/em>. He otherwise hasn’t released a new show in a while, which he said is intentional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels weird and inhuman, maybe, to be playing dance music from that region at a time where people in that region are living a nightmare,” Salti said, referring to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salti said that instead, he’s been discovering poetry by poets in Gaza, set to music. He cites one such production by \u003ca href=\"http://www.checkpoint303.com/\">Checkpoint 303\u003c/a>, a nonprofit, experimental music collective founded by Tunisian artist SC Mocha and Palestinian artist SC Yosh. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4QbAMK41XY\">remixed\u003c/a> the viral poem by Palestinian poet and professor Refaat Alareer titled \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/itranslate123/status/1719701312990830934\">“If I Must Die.”\u003c/a> Alareer published the poem on social media just weeks before he was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The song itself is powerful,” Salti said. “It will make you really, really think about the violence that’s going on and how many potential artists, singers, poets are disappearing before they’ve even seen the world or been given a chance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Salti acknowledges the power of music as a means of expression and hope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a lot of Arab artists and even artists in Gaza itself are finding that music and poetry [are] one of the few outlets they have left,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salti also likes to share songs that combine Hebrew and Arabic when he comes across them. “I’m so proud of these artists who come together, you know, Jewish artists with Muslim artists recording a duet. 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She passed away on Nov. 13 at the age of 80.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout her life, Mango touched many people’s lives as a counselor, language instructor, nonprofit leader and culture keeper for the Bay Area’s Palestinian community, said friends and family who spoke to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mango is survived by her daughter, Bisan Shehadeh, sisters Aida Mango, Khulud Morrar and Souad Mango, brother Fouad Mango and ex-husband, Saber Shehadeh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The level of action my mom has had on individuals and communities is epic,” Shehadeh, Mango’s daughter, told KQED. “My mom nurtured identities in individuals and built connections into communities that will live on past her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When drag artist Mama Ganuush first moved to the Bay Area 14 years ago, they struggled to afford housing and scraped by without a steady roof over their head. 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There, Mama Ganuush, who uses they/them pronouns, was able to regain their footing after escaping anti-gay hate and violence in their native Cairo, Egypt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nabila, she saved my life when I came here,” Mama Ganuush told KQED. “I got a job, I settled down, and I became an executive in tech almost 10 years later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969230\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969230\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two people pose for a photo together smiling.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-01-KQED-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mama Ganuush (left) and Nabila Mango in 2018. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mama Ganuush)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2000, Mango founded Aswat Ensemble, a multi-ethnic choral ensemble focusing on contemporary and traditional Arabic music. As interest in the group grew, Mango expanded the effort and started a group called \u003ca href=\"https://zawaya.org/site/\">Zawaya\u003c/a> to promote Arabic culture and connections through other art forms and social justice movements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That has included shows like Aswat Ensemble’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/12872252/music-from-seven-muslim-majority-countries-in-notes-against-the-ban\">\u003cem>Notes Against the Ban\u003c/em> performance in 2017\u003c/a> when then-President Donald Trump was attempting to restrict travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The show highlighted music from several affected countries to promote cross-cultural understanding and healing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=arts_12872252]Before becoming a pillar for Arab communities in the Bay Area, Mango was born in Jaffa and displaced during the Nakba, which translates to “catastrophe” in Arabic and refers to the mass dispossession and displacement of more than half the Palestinian population during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mango dedicated her life to academics, the arts and activism. In 1965, she emigrated from the Palestinian territories to study library science and work at Harvard University’s Widener Library. She later brought her skills to the University of Chicago’s Rosengarten Library before moving to San Francisco and ultimately settling in San Mateo in 1982, where she continued her work as an Arabic teacher, therapist and leader of arts and cultural nonprofits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/aaaj_alc/status/1727404602797261115?s=20\">the Asian Law Caucus honored Mango\u003c/a> with the Yuri Kochiyama Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery and Activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have been to protests since before I could walk. Mama would carry me in a basket. This was a huge part of our lives, always working towards social justice,” Shehadeh said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two hands hold the photo of a young child being held by a person with glasses.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bisan Shehadeh holds a photo of her and her mother, Nabila Mango, from 1983. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mango earned a reputation as not only a sought-after Arabic language instructor but also a lifeline for countless people from all walks of life and backgrounds in need of support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Duraid Musleh first met Mango while she was teaching Arabic in San Francisco. A mutual friend put them in touch, and Mango invited him to her house for a night of food and music with her students, hoping to enrich their language learning with more hands-on cultural exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Mango served as an informal sounding board to countless people during challenging periods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a counselor for me personally and others when these difficult times happened. It’s very difficult for us Palestinians,” Musleh told KQED. “We share our plight over the decades and feel what’s happening over there very deeply. She was always someone I could go and share with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1257px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large group of people poses for a photo around a table in an indoor setting.\" width=\"1257\" height=\"924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg 1257w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-800x588.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-1020x750.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-160x118.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1257px) 100vw, 1257px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An early gathering for Aswat members, including Nabila Mango (middle row, far right) and Amina Goodyear (second row, left of Nabila) in 2001. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Amina Goodyear)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Through music and art, she befriended people like Amina Goodyear, one of the first members of the Aswat Ensemble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nabila was one of the most passionate people about building community that I ever knew. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Before becoming a pillar for Arab communities in the Bay Area, Mango was born in Jaffa and displaced during the Nakba, which translates to “catastrophe” in Arabic and refers to the mass dispossession and displacement of more than half the Palestinian population during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mango dedicated her life to academics, the arts and activism. In 1965, she emigrated from the Palestinian territories to study library science and work at Harvard University’s Widener Library. She later brought her skills to the University of Chicago’s Rosengarten Library before moving to San Francisco and ultimately settling in San Mateo in 1982, where she continued her work as an Arabic teacher, therapist and leader of arts and cultural nonprofits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/aaaj_alc/status/1727404602797261115?s=20\">the Asian Law Caucus honored Mango\u003c/a> with the Yuri Kochiyama Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery and Activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have been to protests since before I could walk. Mama would carry me in a basket. This was a huge part of our lives, always working towards social justice,” Shehadeh said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969348\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two hands hold the photo of a young child being held by a person with glasses.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-BISAN-SHEHADEH-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bisan Shehadeh holds a photo of her and her mother, Nabila Mango, from 1983. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mango earned a reputation as not only a sought-after Arabic language instructor but also a lifeline for countless people from all walks of life and backgrounds in need of support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Duraid Musleh first met Mango while she was teaching Arabic in San Francisco. A mutual friend put them in touch, and Mango invited him to her house for a night of food and music with her students, hoping to enrich their language learning with more hands-on cultural exposure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Mango served as an informal sounding board to countless people during challenging periods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a counselor for me personally and others when these difficult times happened. It’s very difficult for us Palestinians,” Musleh told KQED. “We share our plight over the decades and feel what’s happening over there very deeply. She was always someone I could go and share with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1257px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large group of people poses for a photo around a table in an indoor setting.\" width=\"1257\" height=\"924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED.jpg 1257w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-800x588.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-1020x750.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231207-Nabila-Mango-Memorial-02-KQED-160x118.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1257px) 100vw, 1257px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An early gathering for Aswat members, including Nabila Mango (middle row, far right) and Amina Goodyear (second row, left of Nabila) in 2001. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Amina Goodyear)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Through music and art, she befriended people like Amina Goodyear, one of the first members of the Aswat Ensemble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nabila was one of the most passionate people about building community that I ever knew. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Editor's note: This story includes a \u003ca href=\"#correction\">correction\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Update, 4:05 p.m. Monday, April 18\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southwest Airlines is disputing a UC Berkeley student's account that he was removed from a Los Angeles-to-Oakland flight on April 6 because he was heard having a cellphone conversation in Arabic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement issued Monday, the airline said a fellow Arabic-speaking passenger overheard fourth-year Berkeley undergraduate Khairuldeen Makhzoomi make \"what were perceived to be threatening comments\" and reported them to the crew.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was the content of the passenger’s conversation, not the language used, that prompted the report leading to our investigation,\" the airline said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the passenger alerted crewmembers, the airline said, \"an Arabic-speaking Southwest manager at LAX participated in the decision to request the passenger leave the aircraft and continue the conversation in the gate area. ... 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