
The Map of Sovereignty: Reclaiming Indigenous Names to Avoid Erasure
To name is to summon into being. To rename is to assert dominion.


To name is to summon into being. To rename is to assert dominion.

As the world watches the World Cup, we celebrate the communities that made football humanity's most universal language, reminding us that hope has never belonged exclusively to the world's wealthiest nations.

Suzan and Qamar Attallah founded Veranda Green Solutions to transform Gaza's rooftops into productive gardens—a bold act of green resistance and food sovereignty. After a decade of environmental impact, the 2023 war left them stranded. Now, they are rebuilding their lives and refining their vision for soil restoration.

Territory is not a line; it is a relationship. When the body is territory, it ceases to be a boundary and becomes a living bond. To decolonize is to unlearn divisions and remember that we never exist alone.

A reflection on Rumi's Persian roots, his poem "The Guest House," and what his wisdom offers the global majority facing imperial aggression today. We stand with Iran, Palestine, Venezuela, Lebanon, Yemen, South Sudan — and with the sovereignty of all peoples against despotism and empire.