The coronavirus and the failures of war metaphors
Donald Trump now refers to himself as a “wartime president” who is fighting the “invisible enemy” of the coronavirus. He’s hardly the …
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 …
In our era, war isn’t hell. War is mundane.
I wrote this essay for The Guardian following Donald Trump’s assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Suleimani. Donald Trump may act like …
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 …
Justin Trudeau wants to be me.
I wrote this essay, in which I get both political and a bit personal, for The Guardian. Recently surfaced photos of Canadian …
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 …
Trump and the El Paso massacre
I wrote this comment for The Guardian. Donald Trump continues to play his cynical game of dodging responsibility, shifting blame and exploiting …
The Squad v. The Mob
I wrote this essay for The Guardian: So now we know what the 2020 election will look like. It will be “the …
The Squad is Us
I wrote this essay on “the squad” for The Guardian: On Monday, the best of the United States of America was on …
Is showing compassion to migrants a crime?
I wrote this essay for The Guardian on a disturbing trend happening today in many Western countries: On 11 June, a federal …