Beenish Ahmed
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New York City Subways A Hurdle For Disabled Riders
A round of renovations on New York City subway stations should make the system more wheelchair accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Critics say officials seem to be ignoring the law. → Read More
Trump's America: A Hostile Place For Huddled Masses
Muslim commentator Beenish Ahmed says the election results "make official a nostalgia for a whiter America." → Read More
The Female Genital Mutilation Scandal Tearing a Community Apart
A high-stakes criminal case is forcing a tight-knit Midwestern Muslim sect to reckon with its most dangerous practice. → Read More
More Muslims Are Running for Office in a Vile Political Climate
Candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, who's running for governor of Michigan and has drawn comparisons to Barack Obama, are unafraid of any Trump effect. → Read More
The Long, Scary Struggle to Pass a Hate Crime Law in Indiana
Indiana is one of just five states in America without a law against hate crimes. → Read More
How to Support Muslims in Trump's America
No, you can't trick the feds and help Muslims by falsely registering yourself as one. But you can get active in a bunch of other important ways. Here's how. → Read More
Muslim 'Twoness': Fearful Of Some, Feared By Others
A subway ride hammers home the reality that many Muslims face: While they fear being hurt by terrorists and vigilantes, others see them as a threat. → Read More
Muslim 'Twoness': Fearful Of Some, Feared By Others
A subway ride hammers home the reality that many Muslims face: While they fear being hurt by terrorists and vigilantes, others see them as a threat. → Read More
What Haitians Want You To Know About Vodou
The complex religion is about a lot more than pin-cushion dolls and spiritual possessions. → Read More
Suicide Is An Epidemic Among The World’s Indigenous People
Suicide is not just an epidemic among Canada's First Nations. It tends to disproportionately impact indigenous people around the world. → Read More
‘It’s Complicated:’ Explaining The Tensions Between Saudi Arabia And The U.S.
This is how the alliance got to be so fraught -- and why it took so long. → Read More
Egyptian Policeman Kills Over The Price Of A Cup Of Tea In Latest Incident Of Police Brutality
Incidents of alleged police brutality have spurred protests across Egypt are reaching a fever pitch. → Read More
Looted Or Gifted? The Contested Case Of The ‘Koh-i-Noor’ Diamond
The debate over the diamond's rightful owners has picked up in light of a powerful appeal for reparations for former colonial states from their colonizers. → Read More
Millions Face Starvation As Haiti’s Drought Stretches Into Its Third Year
“We’ve had droughts before, but never like this," said Mirene Raymond, a 69-year-old rice farmer. → Read More
Victims Of A Gang War Rooted In Los Angeles Now Fleeing To The U.S. In Mass
“Gangs don’t forgive,” the wife of a Salvadoran police officer said. “If they didn’t harm me, they’d harm my children.” → Read More
ISIS’ Battlefront Appears To Shifting To Europe
As ISIS loses ground in Iraq and Syria, some experts believe it'll focus more on attacks across Europe. → Read More
The Brussels Attacks Are The Latest In A String Of Deadly Attacks Around The World This Month
Similar attacks have wrought havoc all over the world in the last few weeks. → Read More
Learning — And Unlearning — To Be An 'Ambassador' For Islam
Since she was a little girl, Beenish Ahmed has felt called on to represent all Muslims in an often Islamophobic country. But how? → Read More
Learning — And Unlearning — To Be An 'Ambassador' For Islam
Since she was a little girl, Beenish Ahmed has felt called on to represent all Muslims in an often Islamophobic country. But how? → Read More
Human Rights Activists Arrested Hours Before Obama’s Visit To Cuba
"needs to know that we are here being repressed simply for exercising our right to express ourselves and manifest in a non-violent way," said Berta Soler of Ladies in White, a Cuban rights' group. → Read More