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Dr. Sarah Fortner @erthsarah.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

@mariumzahra.bsky.social “The loss of funding is discouraging to me, a high school senior in Texas who has witnessed the passage of legislation in my state & around the country in recent years limiting what can be taught in history and social studies classes.” hechingerreport.org/student-voic...

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STUDENT VOICE: What National Endowment for the Humanities cuts mean for high schoolers like me

Funding for National History Day, which runs a competition that engages students in original research, was slashed by the Trump administration.

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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

"Many history curricula already discuss the past in a way that doesn’t allow nuance, & National History Day gave me a path to explore the people, events and injustices that are traditionally ignored." - thank you for these words, @mariumzahra.bsky.social #NEH #Texas #NationalHistoryDay #humanities

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Liz Willen @lizhech.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

STUDENT VOICE: We are witnessing "an intentional part of a broader effort by lawmakers to change how history is understood and what students can know about their past." hechingerreport.org/student-voic... via @mariumzahra.bsky.social

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STUDENT VOICE: What National Endowment for the Humanities cuts mean for high schoolers like me

Funding for National History Day, which runs a competition that engages students in original research, was slashed by the Trump administration.

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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The newly passed Senate Bill 13 in Texas will allow a small number of parents to decide what books public school students can access. #Texas #Bookbans progressive.org/public-schoo...

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Texas Is Letting Parents Dictate What All Students Read

The newly passed Senate Bill 13 in Texas will allow a small number of parents to decide what books public school students can access.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 27/05/2025

Oh hey, that's us! We're so proud that @mariumzahra.bsky.social's piece about how high school journalists are fighting back against censorship has received a Journalism Award from RFK Human Rights! Congratulations, Marium! rfkhumanrights.org/press/robert...

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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2025 Book and Journalism Award Winners - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the winners of its 2025 RFK Book and Journalism Awards during a virtual ceremony featuring remarks by Kerry Kennedy, Soledad O'Brien, and Margaret “Peggy...

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The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwire.com · 19/02/2025

"For me, El Paso is the city that gave me my culture, an identity, and a sense of belonging." Read @mariumzahra.bsky.social's heartfelt tribute to the vibrant, multicultural tapestry of Texas’ borderland. #borderland

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A Pakistani Teen’s Love Letter To The Borderland

A love letter to the city of El Paso, the frontera that gave me my culture, identity and sense of belonging.

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 16/02/2025

Black history is being erased in real time. As our leaders seek to minimize the contributions of Black people, HillmanTok creators say their open enrollment is an invitation to learn about Black history and other valuable subjects in the community. Read more here ⤵️

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HillmanTok University Is Your Free Crash Course in Black History

Class is in session.

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Gabrielle Healy @gabriellehealy.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Getting pretty close to Sunday. Here’s how one El Paso teenager, @mariumzahra.bsky.social, is thinking about the end of TikTok. An absolute pleasure to produce this conversation! www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

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TikTok could get banned soon. Here's how one Texas teenager is responding

On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law effectively banning TikTok.

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Darcy Marks @darcymarks.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

"After signing four parental rights bills into law in 2023, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X that, “Our schools are for education, NOT indoctrination.” Yet, it feels as though we are allowed to be “indoctrinated” as long as it coincides with what lawmakers want us to believe."

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

“We live in El Paso, and, at just 10 years old, my sister has already been targeted by peers because of her religion and culture. Classmates have made fun of her for her skin tone and religious beliefs — as well as for wearing our mother’s hijab, which she saw as a beautiful display of her faith.”

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Leslie Rangel @iamleslierangel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Super proud of our writer @mariumzahra.bsky.social whose writing is so impactful at just 16-years-old. Happy to have helped edit this piece. Take a read 👇🏽 #Texas #Education #TexasEd

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The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwire.com · 17/12/2024

@mariumzahra.bsky.social's 10-year-old sister couldn’t stop asking: "Who allowed this? What about kids like me?" Starting in 2025, Bible lessons could enter Texas public schools, blurring the line between education and religion for 2.5 million students. #Texas #Education

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I’m a Muslim High School Student. I Fear the New Bible-Infused Curriculum. - The Barbed Wire

“But not everybody is Christian,” my 10-year-old sister said. “Who allowed this?” We learned last month that Bible lessons could become part of her elementary school curriculum starting in 2025. For ...

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