Umar Farooq

Umar Farooq, based in Istanbul, is a special correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He has reported from South Asia and the Middle East for The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other outlets.

Middle East April 12, 2017

Turkey’s Fateful Referendum: The Road to Dictatorship?

If it passes this Sunday, the country will adopt a presidential system, but without the checks and balances that constrain President Erdogan’s power.

Umar Farooq
Drug War and Drug Policy June 5, 2012

The Movement for Peace and Justice in Mexico

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
Activism March 22, 2012

No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace

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
January 24, 2012

Baltimore Algebra Project Stops Juvenile Detention Center

When Bob Moses brought his Algebra Project to Baltimore in 1990, he could hardly have imagined the impact his mathematics curriculum would have on the city’s youth two decades later.

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Middle East April 12, 2017

If it passes this Sunday, the country will adopt a presidential system, but without the checks and balances that constrain President Erdogan’s power.

Drug War and Drug Policy June 5, 2012

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.

Activism March 22, 2012

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.

January 24, 2012

When Bob Moses brought his Algebra Project to Baltimore in 1990, he could hardly have imagined the impact his mathematics curriculum would have on the city’s youth two decades later.