Writing/Reporting
Dazed MENA Cover story: “Mohammed El-Kurd is bored with the metaphors”
The anti-icon on unlearning the politics of appeal, refusing a seat at the “right tables”, and forcing people to look Palestinians in the eye
The Nation: “Biden’s Biggest Legacy: An Unending Trail of Blood”
It’s not just the Gaza genocide. It’s his decades of warmongering in the Middle East.
The Nation: “Kamala Harris Does Not Deserve The Nation’s Endorsement”
The Biden administration’s action, and inaction, in Gaza—and her support for those policies—should have been enough to disqualify her.
The Nation: “Good Riddance, Minouche Shafik”
How the now-former Columbia University president betrayed her students, destroyed her credibility, and disgraced her office.
Mondoweiss: “‘We have the right to demand better’: Arab Americans wrestle with the 2024 presidential election”
Arab Americans are viewing the U.S. presidential race with anger and disillusionment. “I just feel like our voices aren’t being heard,” says Palestinian American Mervat Saudi. Both parties “are not in the best interest for my own people.”
The Nation: “Everything You’ve Heard About the Keffiyeh Is Wrong”
The iconic Palestinian scarf has been demonized as a symbol of Nazi-like hatred. This bigoted nonsense couldn’t be further from the truth.
Teen Vogue: “Palestinian Students Covering University Protests Are Underpaid and Undervalued”
This reported op-ed discusses the challenges experienced by Palestinian student journalists.
New York Magazine: “Locked Out and Locked In at Columbia”
The NYPD’S action on campus began with clearing reporters from the scene.
Book Chapter: “Home, If Only For a Moment”
For the book anthology “No One Ever Asked,” my chapter — about my family’s last trip to Palestine in the 1980s, titled “Home, If Only For a Moment” — won the annual Columbia Journalism Editorial Writing Award in 2024.
New Lines Magazine: “Palestinian Tatreez Offers Grief and Solace”
How passing the traditional embroidery art from one generation to another continues to anchor a people with their past
Salon: “‘This is our fight for dignity’: The struggle to confront caste privilege in America”
Caste-based discrimination happens in the U.S. too. A new Seattle ordinance galvanizes the South Asian community
Salon: “Women and girls are highly vulnerable after Turkey-Syria earthquake destroys their livelihood”
Many women affected by the earthquake are the heads of households and require additional support.
Salon: “Missouri GOP votes down bill to ban children from carrying guns”
The Republican-controlled House voted against the measure to stop concealed carry by minors in public
Salon: “20 Republican Attorneys general threaten to go after CVS and Walgreens if they sell abortion pills”
More than a dozen attorneys general sent a threatening letter to the chains, citing a law from 1873
Salon: “College Board changes syllabus for AP African American studies after pressure from Ron DeSantis”
Black Lives Matter, critical race theory, Black feminism, and queer intersectionality are no longer exam topics
Salon: “‘It's a huge list’: Iowa GOP bill would ban people on food stamps from buying fresh meat — and more”
The list also restricts purchases of bread, cheese, oil, salt and other food staples
Salon: “In 2022, the Ukraine war forced the world to see refugees again. How long will that last?”
With millions of Ukrainian refugees spread around the world, we saw the problem again. But it never went away.
Salon: “Musk's Twitter hasn't paid rent since takeover — and threatens to end severance for laid-off workers”
Twitter has even begun to auction off furniture and kitchen equipment from its office
Salon: “Sam Bankman-Fried says he's secretly the ‘third-biggest Republican donor’ thanks to ‘dark money’”
The FTX founder says he kept donations private because "reporters freak the f--k out if you donate to Republicans"