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War on TerrorJanuary 11, 2021
No, We Do Not Need New Anti-Terrorism Laws to Combat Right-Wing Extremists
In the wake of the storming of the Capitol, many people have begun calling to expand the War on Terror. This would be a grave error.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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WorldJune 30, 2020
As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats?
The early moves from Biden have been disappointing.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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MediaMarch 20, 2019
The New Zealand Massacre Was Mass Murder as a Marketing Strategy
The shooter’s intention was not just to kill but to recruit more killers inspired by white-supremacist hate.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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Immigration PolicyFebruary 13, 2018
For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived
Documented and undocumented, young and old, immigrants are being swept up throughout the country.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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January 10, 2018
The Year I Stopped Breathing: On Being Muslim and American in the Age of Trump
Trump didn’t invent Islamophobia, but he has injected it with a new and lethal force.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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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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ActivismJune 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 DiscriminationMarch 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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ActivismSeptember 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 EnforcementJuly 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