Stuart Seldowitz’s hateful behavior is US foreign policy unmasked
When people harboring such bigoted views have been rewarded with positions of influence, you really have to wonder about the US government, …
Everyone loves diversity and inclusion – until you stick up for Palestinians
I wrote this essay for The Guardian about an experience of mine–I was invited and then disinvited to speak at an event …
Threats against Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish people has spiked since the war began
I had the honor to speak with Mary Louise Kelly of NPR’s All Things Considered regarding the spike in threats to Palestinians, …
Is the US about to blindly march into yet another catastrophic war?
I wrote this for The Guardian, arguing that a ceasefire from all sides, along with the immediate and safe return of all …
Standing up for Palestine is also standing up to save the west from the worst of itself
I wrote this for The Guardian, on how Western governments are limiting expressions of support for Palestinians. It’s one thing when those …
Cambodia Is Teaching the World How to Clear Land Mines
This past summer, I traveled to Cambodia and hung out with deminers to learn how the art of landmine clearance happens. Cambodia’s …
The double standard with Israel and Palestine leaves us in moral darkness
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. Biden and Zelenskiy support a war they say was ‘unprovoked’ but a defenseless population will …
Why is Joe Biden campaigning for Donald Trump?
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. The US president is helping to build Donald Trump’s southern border wall. What is he …
The Vanishing of the Public Intellectual
The Markaz Review is an excellent online arts and culture journal focused on the greater Middle East and its diasporas. The editors …
A cop said a woman killed by a police crash had ‘limited value’. That’s appalling
Have you heard about the Seattle cop who described a young Indian graduate student who was killed as being of “limited value”? …