Murtaza Hussain
The Intercept
New York, NY, United States
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The Dark Odds Facing Iran’s Brave Protesters
The overthrow of the Iranian regime would be just, but if recent history has taught us anything, its collapse is unlikely to be pretty. → Read More
Scientific American Retracted Pro-Palestine Article Without Any Factual Errors
After right-wing outrage, the esteemed journal removed an opinion piece expressing solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli bombardment. → Read More
Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency Than You Know
Not only do conflicts leave a poisoned landscape in their wake, but the U.S. military has a larger carbon footprint than most countries on earth. → Read More
An Iranian Activist Wrote Dozens of Articles for Right-Wing Outlets. But Is He a Real Person?
The writer Heshmat Alavi pushes regime change in Iran. But an MEK defector says the controversial, exiled opposition group created the persona. → Read More
Israel Hated American Ban on Sharing Intel for Assassinations, So U.S. Made New Rules
Israeli military officials privately pressed for an exemption to intelligence restrictions during a 2006 war with Hezbollah. → Read More
New Zealand Suspect’s Actions Are Logical Conclusion of Calling Immigrants “Invaders”
I felt compelled to analyze his words at length because as a nonwhite Westerner — a Muslim no less — I’m one of the “invaders” that he speaks about. → Read More
Trump and Brexit Proved This Book Prophetic — What Calamity Will Befall Us Next?
"My concern, as I wrote the book, was that the public’s loathing of the established order was bound to implicate our democratic system itself." → Read More
French Muslims Grapple With a Republic That Codified Their Marginalization
“These kids you see around, Africans and Arabs, whether people like it or not, they’re French." → Read More
After 18 Years of War, the Taliban Have the Upper Hand in Afghanistan Peace Talks
For many observers, the negotiations register as a defeat — recognition that the Taliban has not only survived, but will be central to Afghanistan's future. → Read More
The Far Right Is Obsessed With a Book about Muslims Destroying Europe. Here’s What It Gets Wrong.
Rather than declaring the continent “dead,” it might be worth considering that every generation faces unique challenges. → Read More
Sorry, Trump: Most ISIS Recruits in America Aren’t Immigrants, a New Study Suggests
The average “jihadi” in the United States is starting to look less like the type of person President Donald Trump wants to ban from the country. → Read More
Syria battle against ISIL far from over, despite US pull-out plan
Despite assurances from Trump that ISIL is defeated, US raids against group in eastern Syria have intensified recently. → Read More
The Saudi Crown Prince’s PR Campaign Has Totally Failed — Except For With Donald Trump
Almost everyone — except Donald Trump — agrees that Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing. → Read More
It’s Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars
At least half a million people have been killed in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, a new study by Brown University researchers finds. → Read More
“Of Fathers and Sons” — a Startling Film Goes Inside a Generational Apocalypse in Syria
A new documentary by Talal Derki explores the lives of extremists in Syria — their cruelties, failures, and hopes in a shattered country. → Read More
Rise of Europe’s Far Right Emboldens Serb Extremists and Threatens a Fragile Peace in Bosnia
Two decades after a terrible war, Bosnia is confronted with a new generation of nationalist Serbs who want to change the country's borders. → Read More
“Still in Solitary Over Here in Baghdad”: a Forgotten American’s 14-Year Nightmare in Iraq
Shawki Omar’s story began as an embodiment of the American Dream. Today, it shows how the so-called war on terror has turned sadistic and extralegal. → Read More
Post-Cold War U.S. Foreign Policy Has Been a Near Total Failure. Two New Books Look at Why.
Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer are back — this time with dueling books about why U.S. foreign policy has utterly failed. → Read More
Why Israel’s — and America’s — Legal Justifications for Assassinations Don’t Add Up
Former IDF lawyer Gabriella Blum explained Israel's justifications for its targeted killing program, but Noura Erakat says they have no basis in law. → Read More
Military Officials Aren’t Supposed to Associate With Hate Groups. So Why Are These Generals Speaking at Frank Gaffney’s Confab?
The military has codes of conduct that are supposed to bar associating with hate groups. Frank Gaffney's Center for Security Policy is exactly that. → Read More