Ilhan Omar has become the target of a dangerous hate campaign
I wrote this essay for The Guardian regarding the recent attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar. Here’s a question for you. Which American …
I’m a brown Arab-American, and the US census refuses to recognize me.
I was fortunate to contribute to The Guardian‘s terrific series on Antiracism and America. This is what I wrote. I am a …
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 …
In America’s news headlines, Palestinians die mysterious deaths
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. It is the peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed, they …
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 …
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 …
The supreme court upheld bigotry before. Its Muslim ban ruling does it again
At The Guardian: The US supreme court has decided that the Trump administration’s Muslim ban can proceed in full, even as legal …
We must end the terror double standards
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. The horrible terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday has so far left us with …
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 …
America’s soul as a nation of immigrants is in peril
I wrote this essay about the end of DACA for The Guardian. The Trump administration appears determined to kill off the idea of …