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I’m a brown Arab-American, and the US census refuses to recognize me.

I was fortunate to contribute to The Guardian’s terrific series on Antiracism and America. This is what I wrote. I am a brown person. How do I know? Every time I look in a mirror, a brown person stares back at me. If I were to compare the color of …

Moustafa February 14, 2019 Uncategorized Permalink

With “Voices of a People’s History of the United States”

Moustafa Bayoumi’s “This Muslim American Life” performed by Aasif Mandvi from BAM on Vimeo. Based on the work of Howard Zinn (1922–2010) Directed by Anthony Arnove In association with Voices of a People’s History of the United States (peopleshistory.us) Co-presented by BAM and the Onassis Cultural Center New York Part …

Moustafa December 2, 2018 Uncategorized Permalink

US bombs are killing children in Yemen. Does anybody care?

I wrote this essay for The Guardian. This is not a column about Donald Trump. It’s also not about Paul Manafort, Michael …

The Muslim ban ruling legitimates Trump’s bigotry

I wrote this for The Guardian. The US supreme court has upheld the Trump administration’s Muslim ban. By doing so, the court has genuflected …

In America’s news headlines, Palestinians die mysterious deaths

I wrote this essay for The Guardian. It is the peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed, they …

On the USA’s latest bombing of Syria

I wrote this piece for The Guardian. The bombing of Syrian government targets by the United States, Britain, and France is a …

On the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

I wrote this essay on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United States for The Guardian.  The crown prince of …

On Trump’s latest arrests of immigrants

I wrote this piece for The Nation: On February 8, Aboubacar Dembele went to a Bronx courthouse to resolve an assault charge …

The Year I Stopped Breathing: On Being Muslim and American in the Age of Trump

I wrote this essay for The Nation, reflecting on what life is like one year after the Trump presidency. It took a …

Jared Kushner is wreaking havoc in the Middle East

I wrote this for The Guardian: The entire Middle East, from Palestine to Yemen, appears set to burst into flames after this …

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  • “As with the Latinx community, people from the Middle East and north Africa can often fit within multiple racial ca… https://t.co/p2WX8zuwbJ
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