In Pennsylvania, a bright new future is emerging, and Arab Americans can lead the way

Blocks away from the birthplace of modern democracy, where America’s founding revolutionaries signed the Declaration of Independence that freed the United States of Britain’s colonial rule, stands Philadelphia’s Al-Aqsa Center.Its colorful arabesque facade shines bright among a sea of brick townhouses and once-industrial workshops turned galleries, lofts, and cafes.Here, in the city’s Old Kensington neighbourhood, hundreds of people line up in masks outside the Al-Aqsa Center to receive humanitarian assistance – 2020’s pandemic-induced economic crisis is driving scores of immigrants and Philly…

Read More