Published inBlindspot Check·PinnedYou’re Still Not Talking About PalestineBy you, I’m talking about the vast majority of people worldwide. I’m inclined to say it’s not completely your fault. How can you know what’s really going on in Sheikh Jarrah when you see headlines like this?Human Rights4 min readHuman Rights4 min read
Jun 11, 2021Why is a movie about a hate crime spotlighting a white woman?Let me walk you through the moment when I found out about the Christchurch shootings. I was a junior in college, and a journalism student no less, so I was always browsing the news anyway. I saw the headline and the social media posts in the morning before my commute. …Movies6 min readMovies6 min read
Published inFlipping The Script·May 26, 20211967: Israel Bans the National Colors of PalestineWhat happened? In the years after Israel seized the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, raising the Palestinian flag became a crime in both Gaza and the West Bank — as was displaying the national colors of black, white, green, and red, whether in the form of the flag or…Palestine3 min readPalestine3 min read
Published inFlipping The Script·May 24, 20211948: Israeli Forces Massacre Villagers of TanturaThe Scene Today, there is no village of Tantura. In its place is Nahsholim, a kibbutz and beach resort that beckons tourists with images of seaside villas and palm trees. …History12 min readHistory12 min read
Published inBlindspot Check·May 22, 2021An Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Doesn’t Equal Peace Or JusticeCNN’s headline on the subject says “Biden celebrates ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.” As if he didn’t try and approve an arms sale of nearly $800 million to continue the murder of Palestinian children by the Israeli Defense Force, but you know, that’s old news anyway. There’s a ceasefire now…Palestine2 min readPalestine2 min read
Published inBlindspot Check·May 20, 2021Black activists are fighting for PalestineIf you’re pro Palestinian rights, it sometimes can feel as if you’re screaming into an echo chamber. You say, “Hey, Palestinian children are dying!” and the only people who respond with legitimate concern are Arabs and Muslims. You go to protests, year after year after year, and the faces you…Human Rights7 min readHuman Rights7 min read
Published inBlindspot Check·Apr 29, 2021The Time Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Saved My Student Organization From Public ShameThe following story is 100% true, so any resemblance to sitcom plotlines is entire unintentional. Trust me, we never wanted this to happen. MSA Live: Defining Patriotism, is what we called the event. It was this thing our school’s Muslim Student Association did every year, hosting a ticketed banquet for…Life Lessons12 min readLife Lessons12 min read
Feb 9, 2021Let’s talk about PalestineI get it. You see the headline and you balk. You get uncomfortable and you back away, steering towards safer topics that we can all agree on — like how Trump sucks, or how Captain Marvel was a truly epic movie. …Palestine4 min readPalestine4 min read
Oct 23, 2020If you’re Muslim, here are logical reasons why you shouldn’t vote for TrumpSo it turns out that many Muslims have been flocking to the polls and voting for Donald Trump. Here’s my list of reasons why you shouldn’t vote for four more years, based on arguments I’ve heard from Muslim Trump supporters. “Trump has done a lot of good for Muslims living overseas. He pulled troops out of Afghanistan!” Pulling troops out of Afghanistan is a big deal. There’s…Election 20206 min readElection 20206 min read
Oct 21, 2020On Disney’s representation of Arabs and MuslimsI know. It’s been a whole year since this movie came out. Times have changed, and the world has bigger things to talk about, like the fact that AOC just played Among Us. So why am I still stuck in 2019, you ask? To that I say, 2019 was a…Disney9 min readDisney9 min read
