Just when you think Donald Trump’s toxic misogyny could not get any more toxic he takes a turn for the worst. Last week, the Republican Presidential nominee attacked Fmr. Miss Universe Alicia Machado in what was a perfect set-up by the Clinton Campaign. I made my BBC World New debut talking about Trump’s temperament and […]
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*This post of mine is also published on Forbes.* Feminists came out in full-force for the annual Women Media Center Awards (WMC) held in New York City’s Capitale, and my dream of attending this event finally came true. The WMC was founded by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem with the aim of making
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Things got heated on this week’s PBS’ To The Contrary as panelists Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ashe Schow, Dana White and myself as we tackled police shootings in the Black community, racial unrest, and historic Senate race in California and more. One the eve of the opening of the National African American History Museum on
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So much of my writing focuses on elevating the voices of women and girls, so it was a wonderful surprise to be on the other side of the interview and be featured on SheRights. I spoke with the site’s founder, Maureen Shaw, about Bangladesh, microfinance and the US election. Check out the full interview here.
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It was such an honor, and so much fun, to take part in this CNN Special Panel o women and politics. I joined CNN host Fredricka Whitfield, CNN anchor Christine Romans, cultural critic and writer, Michaela Angela Davis and CNN commentator, Kayleigh McEnany to tackle big issues facing women in the upcoming elections from the economy to
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I had the honor of attending the University of Virginia with Captain Humayun Khan and this week I had the honor of thanking his amazing parents for being the heroes Muslim-Americans have been waiting for. I also got the fantastic opportunity to debate a Trump supporter, and managed to force him to answer my question
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*This post of mine is also published on CNN & The Daily Ittefaq.* If I close my eyes, I can bring into focus the blurry memories I have of crossing paths with Humayun Khan as young college students around the grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in the late 1990s. I see him standing
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*This post of mine is also published on Women At Forbes.* My day usually starts at 8am, but that’s because I’m hitting snooze from 7:30am. As soon as my husband and daughter are out of the house, I go straight to the study, get in front my my laptop, and get to my emails. So
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What a week! Ahead of the GOP convention, there were no shortage of headlines grabbing attention away from Mr. Trump. From terror attacks in Dhaka, Orlando, Dallas, and even Nice, to a shady attempt at a coup in Turkey voters were left with the question of which candidate ultimately makes them feel more secure when
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*This post of mine was published on CNN & is cross-posted on The Daily Ittefaq.* When I was growing up in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the 1980s, I always wanted to live in a part of town called Gulshan. In my 7-year-old mind, it was the center of the universe. My family lived in an older (and
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