The alleged Buffalo shooter was also inspired by Islamophobia. That’s telling
I wrote this essay for The Guardian on the shooting in Buffalo. Few may realize that the alleged shooter copied the manifesto …
They are ‘civilised’ and ‘look like us’: the racist coverage of Ukraine
Are Ukrainians more deserving of sympathy than Afghans and Iraqis? Many seem to think so, and I investigate this problem in an …
Dangerous outsiders and exceptional citizens: being Muslim American since 9/11
This is the second article I wrote on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This piece, for The …
How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”
This is the first of two pieces I wrote for the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This piece, from The Nation, …
I gave a TEDx talk!
I was honored to be asked by TEDxCUNY to deliver a lecture. Originally, I was supposed to give this talk last spring, …
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 …