Can these cookies stop Islamophobia?

As a post-election wave of hate crimes and xenophobia grips our nation, cartoonist Marguerite Dabaie offers a cautionary tale about paranoia. There’s a moral to this story: we need to reclaim the universal language of delicious treats.

Marguerite Dabaie’s first major comic, The Hookah Girl and Other True Stories—an autobiography about Palestinian-Americans—was awarded two grants. She is currently working on A Voyage to Panjikant, a historical-fictional graphic novel about the 7th-century Silk Road. She’s based in Brooklyn.

SOURCES

“Box of Cookies Causes Total Panic by Having Arabic Writing on Label,”  Vice

“Muslim couple says they were kick off Delta flight for using phone, saying ‘Allah’,”  The Washington Post

“Southwest Airlines draws outrage over man removed for speaking Arabic,”  The Guardian

A graphic design studio in Haifa makes these totes (and are much better designed than my wonky handwriting). You can totally pick one up yourself.

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Marguerite Dabaie is an illustrator based in Brooklyn. Her first major comic, The Hookah Girl and Other True Stories–an autobiography about Palestinian-Americans–was awarded two grants. She is currently working on A Voyage to Panjikant, a historical-fictional graphic novel about the 7th-century Silk Road