Journey to Guantánamo
I went to the American penal colony in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. I was there as a journalist, to cover pre-trial motion hearings …
Why is the White House stealing $7bn from Afghans?
To take Afghan money to pay grieving Americans in order to punish the Taliban is nothing less than larceny as collective punishment, …
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, …
Joe Biden’s silence in the face of Israeli violence is a disgrace
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. In it, I discuss how cracks are emerging in the wall that has historically separated …
As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats?
I wrote this piece for The Nation, and it was published on June 30. Around the same time that I was writing …
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 …
US bombs are killing children in Yemen. Does anybody care?
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. This is not a column about Donald Trump. It’s also not about Paul Manafort, Michael …
On the USA’s latest bombing of Syria
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. The bombing of Syrian government targets by the United States, Britain, and France is a …
On the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
I wrote this essay on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United States for The Guardian. The crown prince of …