Donald Trump’s executive order means he is now officially gunning for Muslims
I wrote this for The Guardian. Donald Trump is now officially gunning for the Muslims. On Friday, he signed an executive order …
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 …
Muslims are terrified, but we won’t be intimidated by Trump
Once the election results became terrifyingly clear, I wrote this for The Guardian. Early on election evening, my Muslim friends and I …
Donald Trump has made it clear: in his America, Muslim citizens don’t exist
In The Guardian, I argue that while Trump will court other voters, he ignores Muslim Americans completely. The 2016 American presidential election …
How we learned all the wrong lessons from 9/11
This is another piece for the The Guardian. I hope you find it worthwhile: I was in New York City 15 years …
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 …
Guess what? You can be a Muslim American and oppose misguided wars
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. Khizr Khan very nearly stole the show from Hillary Clinton at last night’s Democratic national …
It’s not just Trump – the US is gripped by anti-Muslim hysteria
I wrote this piece for The Guardian. The New York Times reported last week that climate change is forcing environmental researchers to …
Register Muslims? Been there, done that. And it failed.
I wrote this piece for The Progressive. Since the terrorist attacks in Paris, the political rhetoric directed against Muslims from the Republican …
So, I rewrote the Mayor of Roanoke’s statement on admitting Syrian Refugees
The Mayor of Roanoke, Virginia has approvingly cited Japanese internment (or, “sequester” in his words) as justification for refusing admission to Syrian …