Umar Farooq

Umar Farooq was born in Pakistan, raised in New Orleans, and spent five years as an activist and independent journalist in Baltimore. He is currently interning at The Nation, and tries to maintain a blog at umarfarooqblog.wordpress.com.

Articles

The Movement for Peace and Justice in Mexico (Foreign Policy, Drug War and Drug Policy, World)

Mexican poet and activist Javier Sicilia lost his son to a drug cartel. Now he’s part of a movement to end the drug wars.

Umar Farooq and Connor Guy

No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace (Occupy Wall Street, Racism and Discrimination, Trayvon Martin, Civil Rights Activism)

A thousand demonstrators gathered in Union Square to call for the prosecution of George Zimmerman, Martin’s killer. More protests are planned across the country.

Umar Farooq and Connor Guy