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We Should All Be Talking About America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis
We Should All Be Talking About America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis
The pandemic has only exacerbated the racial disparities in birth outcomes, but new legislation focused on reducing Black maternal deaths provides a beacon of hope. Read More »
Tokyo Olympics are not a bikini showcase. Let women athletes wear unitards, and hijabs.
Tokyo Olympics are not a bikini showcase. Let women athletes wear unitards, and hijabs.
As an American Muslim woman of color, I wonder: Why do we support the right of white women to cover but not of Black or Read More »
Do not come: Blowback would be worse if Kamala Harris had come off as soft on immigration
*This article is published on USAtoday Our vice president is a daughter of immigrants and a woman of color. To me that means she has Read More »
it’s time for a revolution in women’s health care
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* When I heard the news that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Read More »
Coming Soon: Anushay’s First Book
Hello My Dear Readers! If you want to know why I have been so quiet it's because I have been in my writing hole finishing Read More »
THE SOUND OF TED KENNEDY ROLLING OVER IN HIS GRAVE
THE SOUND OF TED KENNEDY ROLLING OVER IN HIS GRAVE
You will find no shortage of analysis today on what the loss of Kennedy’s seat to the GOP may mean for Democrats. Is it the Read More »
WHY THE ATTACKS ON HILLARY CLINTON MUST STOP
WHY THE ATTACKS ON HILLARY CLINTON MUST STOP
Clinton and Obama in Cairo, Egypt. Image from Politico.com During the 2008 Presidential Campaign, I felt as though coming to the defense of Hillary Clinton Read More »
TINA BROWN TELLS US THE THINGS TO STOP BITCHING ABOUT IN 2010
TINA BROWN TELLS US THE THINGS TO STOP BITCHING ABOUT IN 2010
Some chestnuts we need to retire in the new year: Obama is too cool. The Internet is killing newspapers. And the Goldman bonuses are worth Read More »
SECURITY COULD BE OBAMA’S DOWNFALL
Like many young politicos, Obama’s oratory skills eventually won me over, too. More than that, it made me believe that what this politician had to offer Read More »
MAKING THE BURQA SEXY: A NEW FRONTIER IN ADVERTISING?
MAKING THE BURQA SEXY: A NEW FRONTIER IN ADVERTISING?
In a post 9-11 world, perhaps nothing has come to represent the subjugation of Muslim women the way the burqa has. Despite the fact that it comes Read More »
BERLUSCONI: THE SYMBOLISM BEHIND THE BLOOD
BERLUSCONI: THE SYMBOLISM BEHIND THE BLOOD
There is so much symbolism couched in the attack on Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi yesterday that I do not know where to begin my analysis. Read More »
AU REVOIR MINARETS? THE SWISS MESSAGE TO MUSLIMS
AU REVOIR MINARETS? THE SWISS MESSAGE TO MUSLIMS
When I first heard about the recent Swiss referendum to ban minarets in the country, all I could think about was how unexpected it was Read More »
TODAY’S POLITICIAN’S WIFE IS NO LONGER STANDING BY HER MAN
TODAY’S POLITICIAN’S WIFE IS NO LONGER STANDING BY HER MAN
Remember the way it use to be? Shamed politician stands at podium, admitting affair, acknowledging homosexuality, while his disgraced wife stands loyally by his side. Read More »
WORK OR BABIES- WHAT IS YOUR POISON OF CHOICE?
WORK OR BABIES- WHAT IS YOUR POISON OF CHOICE?
I generally try to avoid blog posts on women lamenting about their overload of choices. Popular media loves to portray women as ungrateful and indecisive, Read More »
HIV/AIDS IS A WOMAN’S DISEASE
HIV/AIDS IS A WOMAN’S DISEASE
So it is official: The face of HIV/AIDS is a woman’s face. Although it was former United Nations’ Secretary General Kofi Annan who made that Read More »
AFGHANISTAN: WHAT OBAMA WANTS AND WHAT WOMEN NEED
AFGHANISTAN: WHAT OBAMA WANTS AND WHAT WOMEN NEED
Obama has finally made a decision on Afghanistan which can pretty much be summed up as: “I make no decision and reject all the options Read More »
FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS: TIME FOR MUSLIMS TO DO MORE?
FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS: TIME FOR MUSLIMS TO DO MORE?
When I first heard about the shootings last Thursday at a military base in Fort Hood, Texas in which 13 people were killed and 30 Read More »
IRAN, THE WORLD, AND A.D.D
IRAN, THE WORLD, AND A.D.D
I will always remember this past summer as the one during which Iran opened itself up to the world. Thirty years of silence since the Read More »
THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP: STATS ARE OUT AND THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD
THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP: STATS ARE OUT AND THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD
Well, unless you live in Iceland. The World Economic Forum (WEF) released its 2009 report on the Global Gender Gap last week, and Iceland is Read More »
CLIMATE CHANGE HITS WOMEN HARDER, SO WHERE ARE THE FEMINIST VOICES?
CLIMATE CHANGE HITS WOMEN HARDER, SO WHERE ARE THE FEMINIST VOICES?
I grew up knowing my country was drowning. My childhood memories are full of flashing images of annual monsoon rains making rivers out of our Read More »
Anushay On MSNBC: Vaccine trials must include Pregnant Women
Over 70% of healthcare and front line workers are women of reproductive age. So why are we excluding them from the COVID vaccine trials-- the Read More »
anushay moderates UNHCR High Commissioner’s Dialogue
It was such a honor to moderate the closing session of this year’s United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Dialogue which was held virtually between Geneva Read More »
simon and schuster signs anushay
I have some news, as they say! I am writing a book for Simon and Schuster's Tiller Press on women's health. The forthcoming work is Read More »
Toxic Culture of Violence Against Women Must End in Bangladesh
*This article of mine is published in Bangla in The Daily Ittefaq.* When it comes to the issue of violence against women and girls in Read More »
Dear white men: Learn Our Names
*This article of mine is published on CNN." Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia Republican who is facing a tight reelection battle, intentionally mispronounced Sen. Kamala Harris' name at Read More »
spilling chai season two is here
In a world that is changing by the day, isn't is so great to have a podcast you can rely on? That is why my Read More »
Anushay Featured In DC Modern Luxury Magazine
The world may be ending but I am so thrilled for this amazing interview in DC Modern Luxury Magazine where I am featured as one Read More »
Anushay On Sky News: Trump Creates Alternate Convention Reality
Much like everything else, the pandemic has completely changed the news cycle and it feels like I haven't been on-air in forever. Okay more like Read More »
Targeting International Students Hurts America
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* The issue of international students coming to the US for higher education degrees is a deeply personal Read More »
Kayleigh McEnany and the Women Who Do PR For White Supremacy
*This article of mine is published on Medium.* Back during her CNN commentator days, I was once on the air with White House press secretary Read More »
All The Tea On Anushay’s Podcast
If you are wondering why you don't see me or my writings as often as before it's because I have been busy with my newest Read More »
Massacre Shows A Chilling Truth For Afghan Women
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Afghanistan's "peace deal" has been blown up. The government has resumed fighting the Taliban after a horrifying Read More »
The Unbearable Whiteness of Jared Kushner
*This article of mine is published on Medium.* Jared Kushner calling the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic a “great success story” is exactly on-bullshit-brand Read More »
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Hope Hicks’ return is a sign of White House arrogance
*This post of mine is published on CNN.* After two years, Hope Hicks, former White House communications director, is expected to return to the White House, Read More »
JLo And Shakira’s Powerful Political Performance
*This article of mine is published in Medium.* I did not need any caffeine to get me going this morning because my soul and feet Read More »
Evelyn Yang Is The Bravest Woman I Know
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* In a shocking exclusive interview with CNN, Evelyn Yang, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Read More »
Anushay On CNN: Trump’s Islamaphobia Is Unacceptable
So great kicking off my first TV hit of 2020 with my favorite, dearest CNN anchor, Brooke Baldwin. Unfortunately, the reason I was on CNN Read More »
Trump’s outrageous retweet of hate
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* President Donald Trump has often shown his deeply anti-Muslim bigotry and Islamophobia. But just when you think he Read More »
Hello 2020!
Happy New Year, Dear Readers! This is the beginning of a brand new decade but it is even more special for me because it was Read More »
Anushay On MSNBC: Immigration Policy Formulated By White Nationalists
My last media appearance of 2019, and of this decade, was on none other than UP! with David Gura. But the highlight of this segment Read More »
Anushay On Sky News: Impeachment Is A Legal Process
Impeachment fever took Washington, DC by storm and it was wonderful to make my Sky News international news debut- twice. The most important thing I Read More »
An Interview With Yasmine Al Massri
*This interview of mine is published on Medium.* While Lebanese-born actress Yasmine Al Massri may be best known in the United States for her star-turning Read More »
Anushay On MSNBC: No Intention To Reunite Separated Families
It was so great to be back in NYC and go live from the Rockefeller Center for MSNBC's show, UP! We talked all the latest Read More »
Bill Taylor is everything Democrats hoped Robert Mueller would be
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* US diplomat Bill Taylor ended up being everything Democrats hoped special investigator Robert Mueller would be -- Read More »
Nikki Haley’s political chess move on Trump
* This article of mine is published on CNN.* Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, raised eyebrows Friday for defending President Read More »
We Are Living In The Handmaid’s Tale
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* There's a reason why women and feminists these days are so quick to refer to Canadian author Read More »
Anushay On MSNBC: Trump’s Corruption Is Undeniable
Exactly one year ago I got to be on the inaugural episode of UP! on MSNBC with the fabulous host, David Gura, so it was Read More »
Lilly Singh Makes History
*This post of mine is published on CNN.* Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may have been all set to appear on and promote fellow Canadian Read More »
Anushay On PBS: Women Must Control Their Finances
I always write about being on PBS' To The Contrary as an honor because the show and the host have done so much for me. Read More »
Anushay On Morning Joe: US Exploited Afghan Women
Remember when Republicans on Capitol Hill wanted to impeach President Obama for wearing a tan suit? Well, last week President Trump invited THE TALIBAN to Read More »
What About Afghan Women?
*This article of mine is published on Medium.* Explosions abound in Afghanistan this week as the Trump administration tries to wrap up negotiations and hand over power Read More »
Anushay Speaks At Louisiana Maternal Health Summit
The first time Christy Turlington-Burns, Dr. Rebekah Gee, Jennie Joseph and I got to share the stage together was earlier this year at SXSW in Read More »
Tucker Carlson Refuses to Dismiss White Supremacy
*This article of mine is published on Medium.* You could say Tucker Carlson and controversy are well acquainted, but the racist and sexist content the Fox News Read More »
Anushay On PBS: Women Need Control Over Work Hours
Going on PBS' To The Contrary is always an honor since they were the first network to put me on air in the US back Read More »
Anushay On CNN: Racism Is Trump’s Reelection Strategy
After Trump's series of attacks on the four freshmen congresswomen, who happen to all be women of color, I went on Hala Gorani's CNN International Read More »
Ivanka Trump Is Trying Too Hard
*This article of mine is published on Medium.* You could chalk up Ivanka Trump’s meteoric rise, both on the global diplomatic front and within her Read More »
Anushay On Morning Joe: Khashoggi Murder Taints Global Press Freedom
As Trump left for the UK and Jared Kushner gave his disastrous interview to Axios, I went back on MSNBC's Morning Joe to talk about Read More »
Anushay Emcees Global Justice Awards
It was such a powerful and beautiful evening in Manhattan, New York honoring trailblazing feminists such as Abigail Disney, Patricia Viseur Sellers, and Tina Tchen at the inaugural Read More »
Anushay On MSNBC: No Woman Should Die In Childbirth
I never imagined I could die giving birth in America, but I almost did. These were the words I wrote for an article in Women Read More »
Anushay On PBS: US Foreign Policy Killing Women and Girls
It's always wonderful to return to PBS' To The Contrary because it was this iconic show that I made my US TV debut on in Read More »
AOC Is Right To Leave Facebook
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Even freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the breakout star of the Democratic Party, whose social media savvy has Read More »
Anushay’s Morning Joe Debut
It was a huge surprise to make my debut on MSNBC's most prestigious news show, "Morning Joe" this month. I was so nervous and excited! Read More »
Anushay At SXSW: Women Should Not Die In Childbirth
Such a large part of my early career was spent as an activist & feminist policy analyst on women’s health & rights. So it was Read More »
The Price Of Being A Politician’s Wife
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Isn't it ironic (read: maddening) that the wife of a politician often plays such a crucial role Read More »
Anushay ON AM Joy: Trump Lives In Fox News Fantasy World
The new year in Trump's America started with the third government shutdown of this president, and American federal workers, 800,000 of them to be exact, Read More »
Anushay’s Point 2018: Year In Review
Reflecting back on the year and looking through images on my phone, I can't believe how much happened this year. In many ways 2018 was Read More »
Anushay On MSNBC: Paul Ryan’s Loser Legacy
It was great being back on MSNBC's "AM Joy, " to talk retiring Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and basically what sad, lame, and spinless legacy Read More »
Anushay Talks Pelosi With Hala Gorani
When I growing up in Bangladesh, CNN International was always on in our home and one of my favorite anchors has always been Hala Gorani. Read More »
Nancy Pelosi Is All American Women
*This post of mine is published on CNN.* If you missed the explosive, on-camera exchange between President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Democratic Read More »
Anushay’s Point To Moderate SXSW Panel
SXSW is something that I always wanted to go to, so I could not be more excited that not only am I going to be Read More »
The America I Want For My Daughters
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* People always tell me not to take politics "so personally," but trust me when I say, the Read More »
Anushay’s Point On TRT: Women Will Make History In US Midterm Elections
Growing up in Bangladesh, my family was always watching the news, and one of the things I really miss about living outside of America is Read More »
Anushay’s Point On PBS: Kavanaugh Represents The Worst For Women And Girls
PBS' To The Contrary is a very special TV show for me because it was the first program to put me on-air in America. As Read More »
Anushay Crushes Fox’s Tucker Carlson
Fox News' Tucker Carlson and I went head to head again, this time talking toxic masculinity. Debating with someone who has no idea what he Read More »
Anushay’s Point On CNN: Republicans Underestimate Women
The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings further divided a country already split down the middle over emotional and cultural issues such as race relations, child detentions, immigration, Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Will #MeToo Change How We View Supreme Court Nominees?
A lot of people think the news has become difficult to keep up with, but when you're job is to analyze the news in Trump's Read More »
Anushay’s Point On CNN: Stop Asking If Trump Is Racist, Sexist. He Is Both.
This week was so special because the stars aligned and not only did I have a front page story on CNN.com, but I also got Read More »
Trump Is Racist And Sexist
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* President Donald Trump on Tuesday referred to former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman as a "dog." Read More »
Anushay’s Point on MSNBC: Press Freedom Is An American Value
It was a whirlwind and very fun morning in New York as I joined host David Gura and fellow commentators, and Professor Jeff Jarvis, on Read More »
Anushay’s Point On PBS: White Women Vote Race Over Gender
PBS' To The Contrary always holds a close place in my heart because it was the first show to put me on-air in America back Read More »
Ivanka Trump: Too Little, Too Late
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Just when you think Trump administration officials, especially those who share a bloodline with the President, can Read More »
Hillary Clinton Was Right About Trump And Putin
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* On the heels of the World Cup final and the eve of Trump's summit with Russian President Read More »
Anushay’s Point On CNN: Trump Knows #MeToo Could Bring Him Down
Have I mentioned how much I love CNN's, Brooke Baldwin? She always includes not only a feminist perspective but a diverse point of view as Read More »
Joy Reid On The Diversity Of Her Panel: This Is America
As America took to the streets to protest forced family separations at the US border and the (illegal) detention of thousands of migrant children, as Read More »
Anushay’s Point On PBS: Abortion Rights At Grave Risk In America
Things got heated on the set of PBS' To The Contrary this week as the panel took on issues that are dividing the country right Read More »
Anushay’s Point On CNN: Families Belong Together
As the immigration debate heats up in America and thousands of children continue to be forcefully separated from their parents, I went on CNN to Read More »
Ivanka’s Deafening Silence
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* When Ivanka Trump took the stage at the Republican National Convention in 2016 to stump for her Read More »
Anushay Takes On Tucker And Wins
When people say that Fox News sometimes operates on an alternative planet, they are not kidding. Although debating famed Fox News Host, Tucker Carlson on Read More »
Anushay’s Point Makes Fox News Debut
Yes, you read that right. I went on Fox News just as the news broke about the letter Trump's lawyer sent to Mueller about how Read More »
Racism Is Not Entertainment
*This article is published on CNN.* Roseanne Barr went too far. And after a ferocious wave of Twitter censure against Barr for a racist tweet Read More »
Anushay’s Point Supports Planned Parenthood
My work as a policy analyst in Washington largely centered around women's reproductive health and rights. For almost a decade, I lobbied to ensure US foreign Read More »
Feminist Royal: Meghan Markle Walks Herself Down The Aisle
*This post of mine is published on CNN.* Meghan Markle is already breaking with multiple cultural conventions as she prepares to become the first biracial, Read More »
Time’s Up, Bill Cosby
*This Article Of Mine Is Published On CNN.* Bill Cosby's legal team attempted to use "Rape Culture 101" tactics to discredit his accuser in court, Read More »
Anushay’s Point On PBS: America’s Children Will Bring Gun Reform
Last week's PBS' To The Contrary tackled a host of issues from gun control to how social movements evolve. It was so great to be Read More »
Anushay’s Point: Anannya Covergirl
My long-time readers know how much of an impact my mother, Tasmima Hossain's work and passions have influenced me. But perhaps what many of you Read More »
Kellyanne’s Sexism Charge Is Laughable
*This Post Of Mine Is Published On CNN.* It is difficult to take Kellyanne Conway -- the woman whose job it is to defend and Read More »
Anushay’s Point on MSNBC: Trump Misinformed on Immigration
As the brilliant Joy Reid leads rating surges across cable news, it is more than an honor to be on her show regularly. Last week, Read More »
Anushay’s Point On PBS: Muslim World Incredibly Diverse
It was on PBS' To The Contrary that I made my US TV debut in 2013, so it's always a great pleasure to be back. Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Trump Surrounded By Yes Men
Pornstars and Special Counsels and firings, oh my! It may sound like I'm talking about a Bravo TV original series, but unfortunately, I am talking Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Time For GOP Women To Get Out
I am so thrilled to finally get my hands on the clip of the below MSNBC AM Joy segment which aired about a month ago. After Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Trump Is Blackmailable
Everyone seems to be caught up in the artificial glamour of Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who is now suing President Trump. Daniels is Read More »
Access To Hygiene Products Is A Human Rights Issue
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Women pressuring T.J. Shope, a Republican Arizona state representative, to push forward a bill that would provide Read More »
Anushay’s Point On CNN: Why Can’t Trump Denounce Violence Against Women?
As the White House went into damage control to try to desperately spin the fall-out from the Rob Porter being a wife-beater scandal, I went Read More »
Sarah Sanders And The Sexism of Women
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Thank White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders for the latest reminder that even women entrusted with high Read More »
Anushay’s Point On CNN: Spouses Off Limits In Political Scandals
Honestly, one of the most frustrating things about making my TV appearances is not always getting my hands on a link soon afterward. So it Read More »
American Parents Need Paid Leave
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, made history this week by announcing her pregnancy. When she has her daughter in the Read More »
Anushay’s Point Goes Viral
An appearance on Joy Reid's show is always a blast, but this episode with Trump surrogate, Stephanie Hammil was so unbelievable even Shonda Rhimes took Read More »
Her Corner Features Anushay’s Point
Her Corner is a digital and in-person global community of women business owners committed to helping women grow their businesses. I was so impressed after interviewing Her Read More »
Anushay’s Point: 2017 Year In Review
It is the end of another year, and as I find myself reflecting on my childhood and comparing it with my daughters' lives, I also Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Black Women Won 2017
No doubt one of the highlights of my career in 2017 was my regular appearances on MSNBC's AM Joy weekend morning show. So it only Read More »
Anushay’s Point Makes CNN’s Most Read List 2017
So excited and honored to have my article on Melania Trump make CNN's 30 Most Popular List! Check out the full list of articles here.
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Trump Is Not A Patriot
It is always an honor to be on MSNBC's AM Joy, but this weekend was extra special because I got to be on a panel Read More »
Ivanka Is No Champion For Women
*This piece of mine is published on CNN.* Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is right to be irked that it is not him but first Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Sexual Abuse Is Not A Partisan Issue
With the media in the US erupting with allegations of sexual harassment and abuse amongst some of the highest-profile figures in every industry from politics Read More »
Why Are We Not Holding Trump Accountable For Abusing Women?
*This article of mine is published on The Huffington Post.* The sexual harassment spotlight is squarely fixed on the political world of Washington right now Read More »
Women Media Center Awards 2017
There are so many things I love about Fall, but when October rolls around it is the annual Women Media Center Awards (WMC) that I really Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: We All Uphold Rape Culture
With the Harvey Weinstein rape and assault allegations mounting on the daily, I went back on MSNBC's AM Joy to talk about sexual abuse allegations Read More »
Christy Turlington Talks To Anushay’s Point About Rohingya Crisis
*This article of mine is published on Women in the World/ New York Times.* More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar seeking refuge in nearby Bangladesh since Read More »
Anushay’s Point On MSNBC: Birth Control Is Healthcare
It was such an honor to be back on MSNBC's Am Joy show with two of my feminist icons, Zerina Maxwell and Irin Carmon for Read More »