Essays and Opinion Pieces
“Why I Am Not Voting for Kamala Harris”
Harris may be the lesser of two evils when it comes to Donald Trump, but the lesser of two evils is still evil. If she wants to win in November, she needs to give us more than vibes and celebrity culture – she needs to make a real commitment to ending the genocide in Gaza, first and foremost by not funding it. (Al Jazeera, August 2024)
“Don’t be fooled – Biden is the real antisemite”
Don't be fooled by Joe Biden's recent speech on antisemitism. Biden doesn’t care about Jews unless they share his support for Zionism. The rest of us are enemies of the state. (Mondoweiss, May 2024)
“Equating Critique of Israel with Antisemitism, US Academics are Being Silenced”
Is Zionism becoming a protected class, criticizing Israel a taboo subject of speech? How the genocide debate is causing chaos on U.S. campuses. (The Markaz Review, April 2024)
“Anti-Colonial Time in Fady Joudah’s […]”
“I am not a poet but I read poetry when I need to be reminded how to live. Right now, in present tense, is a very hard time to live. What is time in a genocide? This question animates Fady Joudah’s remarkable new collection of poems.” (Scottish Left Review, March 2024)
“Islamophobia and spectacles of Muslim death”
“Our words matter. We have to use them. Not only must we all call for a free Palestine, we must also start speaking directly to the global indifference to Muslim death and suffering that is allowing the genocide in Gaza to continue, even as the world watches.” (Red Pepper Magazine, February 2024)
“Reframing Hamas”
“While framed as a “war on Hamas,” there is no version of this reality that justifies the destruction of civilian life, land, and infrastructure. Instead, Hamas is Israel’s excuse for genocidal violence, ongoing for 75 years…. are we finally ready to have real conversations about who Hamas is, what the organization wants, and how its members go about fulfilling their political goals? Because of this “terrorist” categorization, Hamas and its members can easily be written off as monstrous savages, intent only on destroying Israel, all Jews, and everyone caught in their wake. Because of this categorization, it’s easy to avoid confronting the deep racist Islamophobia central to this framing. Because of this framing, thousands of innocent civilians have been brutally murdered in Gaza and then written off as collateral damage, the inevitable result of a necessary war on terror. (Allegra Lab, December 2023)
“Never Again Means Never Again For Anyone”
“Right now, we all have to figure out what our humanity is worth….“Never Again means Never Again for Anyone”…. This is the legacy we should be bringing into the current moment. For people speaking out against the genocide in Gaza, there will surely be consequences. We may lose friends and family, our jobs, our safety. But we must ask ourselves, can we live with our silence? I hope the answer is no.” (Allegra Lab, October 2023)
“I Was a Contestant On an Early Aughts Reality Show So I Could Be The Hero of My Story…”
….Instead I was cast as the villain whose feminism betrayed the integrity of the show…. (Electric Literature, August, 2023)
“On Less Convenient Histories”
“Every day, I look at the sepia-tinted photograph that hangs on my refrigerator, but I don't often see it….” (Post45, “The After-Archive,” 2021)
“May Your Classroom Be a Sea Change: Further Thoughts on Teaching about Palestine”
“I am still haunted by the stolen homes I encountered in East Jerusalem in June of 2018….” (Anthropology Now, 13:2, 98-110 2021)
“What is a Classroom For? Teaching the Anthropology of Palestine”
“In the summer of 2018 I participated in a faculty development seminar in Palestine. Spending time in the region changed my life…” (Cultural Anthropology - Teaching Tools, Fieldsights, 2019)