Decades of spying and repression: the anti-Palestinian origins of American Islamophobia
I wrote this feature for The Guardian on how it is often assumed that Islamophobia is the driving force behind US anti-Palestinian …
As Biden ignores death in Gaza, the ‘Dark Brandon’ meme is unfunny and too real
In The Guardian, I write about Joe Biden’s tone-deaf use of social media. Until the president stops Israel’s violence, an evil-looking Biden …
Edward Said seems like a prophet: 20 years on, ‘there’s hunger for his narrative’
I wrote this essay about my old professor, Edward Said. As war rages in Gaza, Said’s words feel prescient. That’s because so …
Republican congressmen are now talking about throwing migrants from helicopters
Anti-migrant rhetoric has reached the point of a congressman citing a far-right meme about Augusto Pinochet’s death-flights, I write for The Guardian. …
Millions of Palestinians rely on UNRWA. Why is the US suspending funding based on Israeli accusations?
Twelve of the agency’s 13,000 Gaza employees were allegedly part of the 7 October attack – so the US and its allies …
The US election looms. Arab Americans feel stuck between a rock and a hard place
For The Guardian, I wrote about how Arab, Muslim and younger voters face a choice between Biden, who does little to stop …
Biden officials decry Trump’s anti-migrant xenophobia – yet quietly copy his stance
I wrote this for The Guardian about Trump’s odious rhetoric about the border. It must be rejected, of course, but the real …
The Harvard and UPenn presidents walked into a trap in Congress
I wrote this essay for The Guardian, about how three university presidents from elite institutions were asked about non-existent calls for genocide …
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 …