Maysan Haydar, a contributor to Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image (Seal Press), is In These Times’ copy editor.

Feature
Upski Grows Up: No Bombs, Please
Activist and author Billy Wimsatt explains why the ‘burbs shouldn’t be bombed after all.
Maysan Haydar

Culture
Finding Comedy in the Muslim World
Arabs are funny! A popular stand-up comedy festival in Jordan proves it.
Maysan Haydar
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.