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Parenting with an Accent by Masha Rumer

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Release Date: 06/08/2022

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Seen through Zahra Hankir’s eyes, Eyeliner becomes a portal to history, proof both of the stunning variety among cultures and our shared humanity. Through intimate reporting and conversations—with nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan, dancers in India, drag queens in New York, and more—Eyeliner embraces the rich history and significance of its namesake, especially among communities. Listen to our conversation with Hankir about Eyeliner and its cultural history.   

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About half of the world deals directly with bloody menstruation, and the other half endures it indirectly. Yet, we do not know much about the blood women lose every month for years to come. In this episode, Kate Clancy, a scientist and researcher at the University of Illinois-Champaign, ucovers the truth for us.

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      Louis Place de Vosges is a garden at the hart of Paris that was built by Henri IV. It is a true square and one of the European programs of Royal City planning. I was there to take a rest in late Afternoon in Paris. Everything was so peaceful and divine. 

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Sofia Rehman, Muslim scholar and avid book reader suggested the following books for us to  read this summer. Read more .  

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I saw a man picked a trash from the ground and put it in a trash can at Long Boom Park at Lake City.  I walked by the same piece of trash, never bothered to bend. He was kinder! Thank you. 

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, an independent female scholar of Islam, about her book A Treasury of Aishah: A Guidance from the Beloved of the Beloved. We talked about the slander that Aishah had to endure, her wisdom, her wit, her intellectual capacity, and the Prophet's believe that Muslims should take half their deen, or religion, from Aishah.

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I was utterly sad about something. I decided to take my sadness into nature. What happened next was unbelievably extraordinary.

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were among the first journalists to cover , the 22-year-old woman who was detained by Iran’s morality police for improper hijab, and then died in the hospital. Niloofar Hammadi broke the story by publishing photographs of Amini lying brain-dead in the hospital. Elahe Mohammadi wrote about Amini's funeral. Hamedi and Mohammedi’s reporting and photos subsequently led to their arrest. Six months later, they remain in jail because of their journalism. "two of the most Influential People of 2023". They are also awarded by Nieman Foundation's Lyon Award for Conscience and Integrity in...

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I've been obsessed with eco-friendly, minimal, or what we often call these days: green living. My obsession is not new. I've been invested in this topic as long as I can remember.  Back in the mid-1980s when Iran was defending itself against the U.S.-supported Iraq attack. The war went on . 

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About our guest:

Masha Rumer is an award-winning journalist and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Quartz, the Moscow Times, Parents.com, and elsewhere. An immigrant from the former Soviet Union, she now lives with her family in California, where she is navigating the nuances of multicultural and interfaith parenting. You can find her online at masharumer.com and on Twitter @MashaDC.
 
 
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Merging real stories with research and on-the-ground reporting, an award-winning journalist and immigrant explores multicultural parenting and identity in the US

Through her own stories and interviews with other immigrant families, Masha Rumer paints a realistic and compassionate picture of what it’s like for immigrant parents raising a child in America while honoring their cultural identities. Parenting with an Accent incorporates a diverse collection of voices and experiences, giving readers an intimate look at the lives of many different immigrant families across the country. Using empirical data, humor, and on-the-ground reportage, Rumer offers interviews with experts on various aspects of parenting as an immigrant, including the challenges of acculturation, bilingualism strategies, and childcare. She visits a children’s Amharic class at an Ethiopian church in New York, a California vegetable farm, a Persian immersion school, and more.

Deeply researched yet personal, Parenting with an Accent centers immigrants and their experiences in a new country—emphasizing how immigrants and their children remain an integral part of America’s story.