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 …
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 challenges …
We must end the terror double standards
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. The horrible terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday has so far left us with …