What’s a ‘lone wolf’? It’s the special name we give white terrorists
I wrote this essay for The Guardian on the Las Vegas shooting and why we treat domestic and foreign terrorism differently. We …
How the ‘homophobic Muslim’ became a populist bogeyman
The latest Pew Research Center survey had many interesting results. In this article for The Guardian, I examine one of them, and …
More on the Muslim Ban
In this essay, written for The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, I look at Trump’s Muslim ban in some more depth. I’ve …
On the Supreme Court’s ruling re: Trump’s Travel Ban
I wrote this piece for The Guardian, wherein I argue that the Supreme Court’s decision to lift many of the injunctions on …
Trump’s Twitter attacks on London Mayor Sadiq Khan
In this piece, written for The Guardian, I argue (among other things) that “Trump’s own statements so often contradict his own stated …
On the horrific attack by a white supremacist in Portland, Oregon
In this piece for The Guardian, I argue that Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric gives attacks like those in Portland legitimacy. When the president …
Don’t be fooled. This travel ban is as bad as the last one – it must be fought.
My essay in the Guardian: After Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, many Americans swooned at the fact that our …
But, they keep telling us, it’s not a Muslim ban
I wrote this for The Guardian. They stopped Muhammad Ali Jr. On 7 February, border agents at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood international airport …
Donald Trump’s executive order means he is now officially gunning for Muslims
I wrote this for The Guardian. Donald Trump is now officially gunning for the Muslims. On Friday, he signed an executive order …
What to Make of Trump, Islam in America, and the War on Terror
Here’s a recent interview I did with Penguin Random House. SIGNATURE: You’ve been an extra on the movie “Sex and the City …