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 the analysis of that you get with international news. In the States, the news is so much more dominated by talking heads who end up in shouting matches more than […]
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*This post of mine is also published on Women in the World/ The New York Times.* Whether you’re voting for Hillary or Trump or neither, it is hard to argue that the one consistent theme that has plagued the 2016 presidential race has been toxic misogyny. From the Republican nominee’s bragging in a 2005 leaked
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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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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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*This post of mine is also published on The Daily Ittefaq.* It feels like Independence Day here in Washington as America wakes up to history with Hillary Clinton securing the Democratic presidential nomination, officially becoming the first woman in America’s 240 year history to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party, as CNN
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Last week, when 14 year old Texas high-school student, Ahmed Mohammed got arrested by his school for bringing his invention, a clock, to his school it only took American-Muslims a few seconds to recognize what a wrong and racist act had just taken place. But sadly, these days these kinds of incidences are just becoming
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