Anna Lekas Miller
Author and journalist, telling stories of the ways that conflict and migration shape the lives of ordinary people around the world.
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Book: Love Across Borders
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Journalism
The Progressive: We Cannot Recover From the Los Angeles Fires Without the Help of Immigrants
The Progressive: We Cannot Recover From the Los Angeles Fires Without the Help of Immigrants
Immigrants in the United States have a long history of risking their lives to help in the aftermath of natural disasters.
PRISM: Arab and Muslim Americans Regroup After Trump’s Election
PRISM: Arab and Muslim Americans Regroup After Trump’s Election
After both parties ignored communities’ concerns during the election, organizers say it’s time to come together and keep pushing
PRISM: The Misdirection of the Crackdown on Antisemitism
PRISM: The Misdirection of the Crackdown on Antisemitism
Republican lawmakers increasingly conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism in an effort limit pro-Palestine speech and criticism of Israel
Opinion: What’s really causing the crisis at the border | CNN
Opinion: What’s really causing the crisis at the border | CNN
As the Title 42 immigration policy comes to an end, Anna Lekas Miller writes that she finds herself wondering what this moment might look like if the history of passports had turned out differently. What if people from countries like Honduras, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti and Mexico had the same freedom of movement as people from the United States?
PRISM: Countering the Zionist Disinformation Campaign
PRISM: Countering the Zionist Disinformation Campaign
Canary Mission went from a blacklist that harmed professional prospects to a dossier of people for the U.S. government to target and detain
PRISM: Why are we reporting on a genocide using emojis?
PRISM: Why are we reporting on a genocide using emojis?
Journalism is an integral part of social media, but what happens when platforms censor reporters?
New Lines Magazine: Cracking Down on the Right To Love in Palestine
New Lines Magazine: Cracking Down on the Right To Love in Palestine
New rules requiring that relationships be reported to the Israeli military are only the latest of countless restrictions on romance in the occupied West Bank
Newsletter: Love Across Borders
A Political Prisoner Is Being Held In Louisiana
A Political Prisoner Is Being Held In Louisiana
"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear." - Mahmoud Khalil
Remember when social media was used to start revolutions?
Remember when social media was used to start revolutions?
Now it upholds regimes.
On Hope
On Hope
How do you hold onto hope when the world has gone mad?
Love Across Borders: Press
The Markaz: On Romance, Restrictions and Happy Endings:
The Markaz: On Romance, Restrictions and Happy Endings:
Lina Mounzer reviews the new book by Anna Lekas Miller that gathers stories of love- and border-challenged couples.
Snap Judgment Episode: Photo Session
Snap Judgment Episode: Photo Session
When a reporter’s love story hits a dead end, she turns to a Palestinian couple for answers.
Everything I Know About Love I Learned Through Writing About Immigration
Everything I Know About Love I Learned Through Writing About Immigration
We are told that love conquers all. But what happens when you don’t have the right passport?
Fiction
"The Monster Is Gone"—a story by Anna Lekas Miller
"The Monster Is Gone"—a story by Anna Lekas Miller
How do you talk about war and exile with your child, when all you want to do is protect him from the truth?
Love Stories
The True Story of a Young Queer Couple Separated at the U.S. Border
The True Story of a Young Queer Couple Separated at the U.S. Border
Oscar and Darwin fled Honduras over homophobic harassment.
Hyphen: 'Love is a school and you have to keep learning’
Hyphen: 'Love is a school and you have to keep learning’
Living as a mixed-race couple in Paris comes with challenges — and the deepest happiness
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