No, We Do Not Need New Anti-Terrorism Laws to Combat Right-Wing Extremists
In the wake of the storming of the Capitol, many people have begun calling to expand the War on Terror. This would …
With Trump voted out, can I finally feel at home in America again?
The election is over, and every immigrant, refugee, asylum seeker, and human being can now breathe a sigh of a relief. I …
Confronting Internalized Islamophobia
This essay was published on MuslimMatters.org, which is an excellent resource on Muslim affairs. Last semester, I was teaching Roxane Gay’s essay …
Are the Republicans trying to get Ilhan Omar killed?
I wrote this essay for The Guardian: Is the Republican party actually trying to get the Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar killed? If the …
If the El Paso shooter had been Muslim …
I wrote this essay, asking what would have happened had the El Paso been a Muslim, for The Guardian. If the El …
Ilhan Omar has become the target of a dangerous hate campaign
I wrote this essay for The Guardian regarding the recent attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar. Here’s a question for you. Which American …
Massacre in New Zealand
Iwrote two pieces in response to the horrific mass shooting of 50 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand by a white supremacist. In …
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 …
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 …
The supreme court upheld bigotry before. Its Muslim ban ruling does it again
At The Guardian: The US supreme court has decided that the Trump administration’s Muslim ban can proceed in full, even as legal …