Writing/Reporting
Selected work:
The Designer Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Arabic Campaign Has a Bigger Vision
Arabic typography has always been political. Now, from campaign trails to museum walls, a Brooklyn designer is pushing the script into its next chapter
People Are Turning to AI Chatbots for Religious Guidance
People across the Middle East are turning to AI for spiritual and emotional support, prompting new debates about trust, authority, and how far technology should go.
Abandoned by Western peers, Palestinian journalists remain committed to reporting on the genocide
Palestinian journalists around the world say the Israeli military’s targeting of journalists in Gaza—and Western media’s silence—has led them to think differently about their colleagues and their roles within the industry
The Nation: Pro-Palestine Activists Are Facing Horrifying Abuse Online
Speaking out for Palestine triggers a torrent of racism, misogyny, and violent sexual threats. “I was terrified that someone would do something to me,” one activist says.
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
Dazed: “Unpacking June Jordan’s letter to Adrienne Rich”
What we owe each other.
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.
Read more:
Byline Magazine: A Love Letter to Palestinian Women
The Nation:
Biden’s Biggest Legacy: An Unending Trail of Blood
Kamala Harris Does Not Deserve The Nation’s Endorsement
Good Riddance, Minouche Shafik
Everything You’ve Heard About the Keffiyeh Is Wrong
Mondoweiss: ‘We have the right to demand better’: Arab Americans wrestle with the 2024 presidential election
Teen Vogue: Palestinian Students Covering University Protests Are Underpaid and Undervalued
New Lines Magazine: Palestinian Tatreez Offers Grief and Solace
Salon:
“This is our fight for dignity”: The struggle to confront caste privilege in America
Women and girls are highly vulnerable after Turkey-Syria earthquake destroys their livelihood
20 Republican AGs threaten to go after CVS and Walgreens if they sell abortion pills
College Board changes syllabus for AP African American studies after pressure from Ron DeSantis
North Carolina Republican wants “rape panels” to decide whether victims can get abortions
What’s in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history