Essays
What Peace Asks of Us
A reflection on The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon.
Essays
In-depth essays on politics, religion, and culture—blending history, reporting, and personal narrative into long-form analysis.
Essays
The Politics of Interpretation
I felt pride when Mamdani won. I disagree with most of his policies. Why?
Essays
Reading the Future in Someone Else's Past
Reflections on Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries by Nicholas Lemann.
Essays
Who Gets to Be Egyptian?
A personal and historical essay on how Egyptian identity was built, narrowed, and enforced.
Essays
Theatre and the Muslim Imagination
I've been sitting in the same theatre for years, never hearing “Salam.” So I went looking.
Essays
I’m Moving to Bellaire
What does it mean for Muslims to move to previously segregated neighborhoods?
Essays
World’s Best Brownie
Beyond “is gelatin halal?” My journey with brownies, gelatin, and Impossible pork.