Jhumpa Lahiri Rejects Noguchi Museum Award Over Political Dress Ban
26 Sep 2024
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award from the Noguchi Museum in Queens as a protest against the museum’s recent firing of three employees who wore kaffiyehs to show solidarity with Palestinians. The museum had updated its dress code policy to prohibit political expressions in...
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