The election is over, and every immigrant, refugee, asylum seeker, and human being can now breathe a sigh of a relief. I wrote this comment, reflecting on the moment, for The Guardian. I became a citizen of the United States more than nine years ago, but in my heart I …
I wrote this essay, prompted by Donald Trump’s photo-op visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, for The Guardian. Here’s part of the essay: It doesn’t take a genius to see that, literally from the moment he began his campaign for president, Trump has nakedly pursued a politics of division, vilifying one vulnerable …
I wrote this essay, on how the latest conspiracy theory is yet another example of how Americans are being misled by right-wing …
I wrote this piece for The Nation, and it was published on June 30. Around the same time that I was writing …
I wrote this op-ed for the New York Times on why nuisance abatement laws force stores in low-income neighborhoods to operate almost …
I was asked by Scena 9, a Romanian magazine, to write a very short essay on the Black Lives Matter protests in …
If you venture outside during this pandemic, make sure you cover up!
Donald Trump now refers to himself as a “wartime president” who is fighting the “invisible enemy” of the coronavirus. He’s hardly the …
This essay was published on MuslimMatters.org, which is an excellent resource on Muslim affairs. Last semester, I was teaching Roxane Gay’s essay …
I wrote this essay for The Guardian following Donald Trump’s assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Suleimani. Donald Trump may act like …