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Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami, the author of Secret Son and Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, is an associate professor of creative writing at the university of California, Riverside.

Articles

News and Features

Among the Blasphemers: On Salman Rushdie (Autobiography and Memoir, Books & Arts, Religion)

Joseph Anton is a tale of betrayals: of free speech, communities, religion, marriages, personal convictions, friends.

Laila Lalami
Islamophobia and Its Discontents (Racism and Discrimination, Conservatives and the American Right, Race and Religion)

Assailed by the right as a fiction, anti-Muslim bias is all too real for those who live with it.

Laila Lalami
In Annawadi: On Katherine Boo (Non-fiction, Books and the Arts, World)

Behind the Beautiful Forevers is a superb, empathic account of life in a Mumbai undercity.

Laila Lalami
Everything Except Me: On Percival Everett (Fiction, Books and the Arts)

In Assumption a murder mystery becomes a lesson in how much we do not know.

Laila Lalami
The Moroccan 'Exception' (Arab Awakening, World)

The king says his realm is a beacon of liberalism, but the people demand bread, and roses too. 

Laila Lalami
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Winter of Discontent (Foreign Policy, World)

Egypt's future looks uncertain. What is certain is if Obama sides with a repressive regime, feared extremism will become reality.

Laila Lalami
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Tunisia Rising (Media Analysis, Regime Changes, World)

The revolution is far from over.

Laila Lalami
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Kilito's Way: On Abdelfattah Kilito (Religion, Fiction, World)

In The Clash of Images Abdelfattah Kilito creates a touching portrait of a young man coming of age in French-occupied Morocco.

Laila Lalami
The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are Voters Really Trying to Outlaw? (Religion, Regions and Countries, Society)

The Swiss ban on minarets may seem insignificant, but it is hitched to bigger stories about mass immigration, economic depression and the rebirth of fascism in Europe.

Laila Lalami
The New Inquisition (Religion, Regions and Countries, Society)

Alarmist tracts about immigration in Europe are debates about Muslims--not with them.

Laila Lalami

Blogs

Frankfurt Shootings: The Making of a Terrorist?
What the debate over terrorists seems to miss is the personal dimension: personal failures and personal grievances of the lone gunmen.
The Notion
Arab Uprisings and American Intervention
The young people protesting in Arab capitals right now want a meaningful break with the status quo and, in many ways, that means a break...
The Notion
Fadoua Laroui: The Moroccan Mohamed Bouazizi
A Moroccan single mother has earned the sad distinction of being the first Arab woman to commit political self-immolation.
The Notion
Who's Responsible for the Arab Uprisings? A Non-Exhaustive List
I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time keeping track of who is responsible for the Arab uprisings.
The Notion
Morocco’s Day of Dignity: An Update
Two days ago, thousands of young people held street protests throughout Morocco to demand constitutional reforms. What's next?
The Notion
Rocking the Casbah: Morocco's Day of Dignity
A new generation of Moroccans wants dignity—and that is only possible in a true democracy.
The Notion
Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco
Morocco, long considered one of the most stable Arab countries, is not immune to the unrest sweeping the region.
The Notion
The Attack on Lara Logan: War of the Words
In the mounting rhetoric, what is getting lost is the fact that a reporter has been sexually assaulted.
The Notion