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 …
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 …
Trump is ignoring the Minnesota mosque bombing. We know why
After a Minnesota mosque was bombed, I wrote a piece for The Guardian about the president’s silence. The key portion—more relevant now …
A white supremacist slew a man in Manhattan. Why is the president silent?
Trump offered condolences to the family of Kurt Cochran, an American who was tragically killed in the Westminster attack. He didn’t offer …
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 …
YouTube star Adam Saleh’s story is shocking – but only if it’s true
I wrote this for The Guardian: By now if feels like everyone must have watched YouTube personality Adam Saleh being ejected from …
We need to talk about Donald Trump’s plans for Muslims.
As we enter a new political age in the United States, this essay is—I think—important. I wrote it for The Guardian, and …
Trump has made it clear exactly who should be barred from the US: himself
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. In his major policy speech on foreign policy delivered yesterday in the battleground state of …
A Handy Pocket Guide of Ten Things Not to Do in Public if You’re Arab in America
As tensions between police and people of color escalate, and as hostility against Arabs and Muslims in the United States rises again …