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The M Word Stories: Omar Etman
What does it mean to me to be Muslim in America? I think it means needing to be exceptional to be accepted, which is tiring. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
North Carolina officials reach compromise on "bathroom bill" that is criticized by LGBT advocates, DOE office bans use of phrase "climate change, and more. More
United States: University of Tennessee’s decision to terminate WUTC radio reporter Jacqui Helbert is an overreaction
The decision to terminate WUTC radio reporter Jacqui Helbert following allegations of unethical reporting practices was an overreaction on the part of the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, PEN America… More
“Zoned” and “Red Tape”
Before your clothes get recycled, dumped in the landfill, or even purchased—at the thrift store or the mall—they're packed up at warehouses and brought in overland by trucks. More
Mauritania: Publishing and rights groups demand justice for imprisoned blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir
This letter was sent by the International Publishers Association and additional signatories, including PEN America, to the Mauritanian authorities in their respective countries. Mauritania: Publishing and rights groups demand justice for… More
United States: PEN America Urges Arkansas House of Representatives to Reject Proposed Howard Zinn Ban Bill
PEN America sent this letter to every member of the Arkansas House of Representatives on March 28, 2017 Arkansas House of Representatives State Capitol 500 Woodlane St. Suite 350 Little… More
The Transformation
In deeper waters / were hairtail, and cuttlefish. Hairtail were called knife fish / in my language. If you’re shipwrecked, some say, / knife fish are the first… More
2017 Literary Award Winners
PEN/Jean Stein Book Award The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Penguin Random House) by Hisham Matar PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction Insurrections (University of Kentucky Press)… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Sean Spicer tells a reporter to stop shaking her head, how Russian propaganda is covering the Russian protests, and more. More
PEN America to Honor Imprisoned Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov with 2017 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
The abduction, abuse, and baseless conviction of Oleg Sentsov are emblematic of Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to countenance dissent. More
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