About that new University of Austin and free speech…
For The Guardian, I wrote this essay, in which I congratulate Bari Weiss and the other founders of a brave new university, …
Men on horses chasing Black asylum seekers? Sadly, America has seen it before
Horrified by the images of Haitian asylum seekers being met violently by men on horses? I know I was. I wrote this …
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, …
My cover story in The Nation magazine
I’ve been following the Manhattan District Attorney race closely (and, if you’re interested in reforming our legal system, you should be, too). …
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 …
The Biden administration has ended use of the phrase “illegal alien.” It’s about time
The language we use to discuss immigration is dehumanizing: ‘catch and release’, ‘migrant caravans’, swarms – anything, in other words, but people. …
ICE reached a new low: using utility bills to hunt undocumented immigrants
Did you know that our government has effectively been forcing people to choose between heat in their apartment and the risk of …
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 …