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March 18, 2016
The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Seven: The Salvation
On the fifth anniversary of the revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of the country’s bludgeoned survivors.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Activism June 29, 2015
The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That
Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Racism and Discrimination March 23, 2015
‘Why Do They Hate Us?’
It’s too easy to condemn the right’s populist attacks on Muslims—especially with so many left-wing atheists and liberal hawks joining the party.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Activism September 9, 2014
For Muslim New Yorkers, a Long Path From Surveillance to Civil Rights
For years, Muslim New Yorkers have been spied on, not heard; now they’re finding their political voice.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Police and Law Enforcement July 10, 2014
Spied On for Being Muslim
A new investigation by The Intercept reveals how racist anti-Muslim neocons are driving the nation’s law enforcement agenda.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Racism and Discrimination August 10, 2012
Did Islamophobia Fuel the Oak Creek Massacre?
The anti-Muslim hate that might have fueled the the Oak Creek murderer is more widespread than you think.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Politics June 14, 2012
Fear and Loathing of Islam
In the US today, the very ordinariness of Muslim-American life has become grounds for suspicion.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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World May 2, 2012
Breivik’s Monstrous Dream—and Why It Failed
As his trial unfolds, Norway exorcises some of its xenophobic demons.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Society September 12, 2011
A Poem for the Wounded City
Let us realize that the best way to honor the loss of innocent life on one day is to remember taking of innocent life on all days.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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War and Peace September 9, 2011
The Rites and Rights of Citizenship
On Tuesday, ten years after I got my green card and ten years into the war on terror, I became a citizen of the United States. Why I did it.
Moustafa Bayoumi