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 …
The US just bombed Yemen, and no one’s talking about it
The election is blinding us to other realities. This is one of them. I wrote about it for The Guardian. What if …
My latest book, This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror, wins award!
I‘m thrilled and delighted to announce that This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror, has just been awarded an Arab …
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 …
Don’t worry! Trump and Clinton will fix Israel/Palestine.*
I wrote this piece for The Guardian, and I hope you like it. In 2017, several months after the United States swears …
On burkinis in France and hijabs in Canada and Scotland: why so different?
Much has been said about the outrageous French burkinis bans that have just been overturned by the French Conseil d’État (which characterized …
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 …