By Youmna Sukkar and Xinran WangBoston University News Service
September 26, 2026
Category: Print
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Reimagining Mass. and Cass
By Jessica Stevens, Youmna Sukkar, Jack Thornton, Rin Velasco and Xinran WangBoston University News Service
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Can we no longer look at walls? How our consumption of art is changing
By Youmna SukkarBoston University News Service
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‘Listen to us’: Advocates for Palestine gather to present letter to lawmakers
By Youmna SukkarBoston University News Service
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“Joy is power. Joy is voice”: How Boston celebrated Black Joy
By Youmna SukkarBoston University News Service
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Azerbaijan is a country for all seasons
Youmna Sukkar speaks to photographer Vusal Nazimoglu about his craft and country
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Belmont groups redefining Ramadan amidst pandemic
By Youmna Sukkar This spring, Belmont’s Islamic community is observing Ramadan through a series of socially distanced festivities, events and prayer ceremonies. Observers of the Holy Month, April 13 through May 12, are celebrating a second pandemic-marked Ramadan under COVID-19 restrictions. The religious holiday requires healthy Muslims to abstain from consuming food and drink from sunrise to sunset....
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After road rage incident, Belmont works toward confronting racism
By Youmna Sukkar This month, many people in Belmont have been seeking racial justice through standouts, virtual meetings and initiatives to diversify executive committees. The efforts follow the death of Henry Tapia, a Black and Latino man who was killed in what police called a racially motivated hit-and-run on Jan. 19. Tapia was 34 when...
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Better through Books: Belmont Library to host programs on race and healing
By Youmna Sukkar This spring, the Belmont Public Library is hosting their eighth One Book One Belmont community read event, “Better Through Books: Healing Community Together,” to commemorate the events of 2020. The virtual slate of programs will span two months rather than the traditional one-month, in-person calendar. The Better Through Books committee have decided...