Moustafa Bayoumi
@moustafabayoumi.bsky.social
Guardian columnist, journalist, author, professor. www.moustafabayoumi.com
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begun
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Good @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social on “kindergarten diplomacy.” World would be better off if a child were in charge rather than a demented old man. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begun
theguardian.com
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begun
theguardian.com
Lindsey Graham’s hawkish ideology leaves a legacy of destruction www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Lindsey Graham’s hawkish ideology leaves a legacy of destruction | Moustafa Bayoumi
Mourn him if you wish, but let’s be honest about what he promoted. The longer this thinking lives on, the more peril we will all face
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On America’s 250th, Mamdani called for unity – while Trump rewrote the past | Moustafa Bayoumi
On America’s 250th, Mamdani called for unity – while Trump rewrote the past | Moustafa Bayoumi
In dueling speeches this weekend, the New York mayor faced a ‘nation of contradictions’ while the president offered a stump speech
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For the Guardian, I take a side-by-side look at recent speeches by Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
On America’s 250th, Mamdani called for unity – while Trump rewrote the past | Moustafa Bayoumi
In dueling speeches this weekend, the New York mayor faced a ‘nation of contradictions’ while the president offered a stump speech
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My first for Al Jazeera. Here, I write about birthright citizenship, national identity, and the fights over inclusion at the USA’s 250-year mark. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
At 250, America is still deciding who belongs
Birthright citizenship survived, but the fight over who is fully recognised as American is far from over.
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"Trump and his administration want us to believe that racial tribalism is our only future, and they’re more than willing to pervert the rule of law to fit their clouded vision," writes @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social.
Trump is stripping Americans of their citizenship at a shocking rate | Moustafa Bayoumi
This month, the administration is seeking to denaturalize 17 people, part of an effort unprecedented in modern US history
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Trump is stripping Americans of their citizenship at a shocking rate. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is stripping Americans of their citizenship at a shocking rate | Moustafa Bayoumi
This month, the administration is seeking to denaturalize 17 people, part of an effort unprecedented in modern US history
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Excellent @citationspod.bsky.social on the flimsy myth of the "sleeper cell" & its political utility, especially during election season. 🔥conversation w/ guest @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social & hosts @nimashirazi.bsky.social & @ahjohnson.bsky.social citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-238-...
Citations Needed: Episode 238: The Fictional, Racist, Paranoia-Sowing "Sleeper Cell" Media Construction
In this episode, we detail the vague, baseless racism-sowing media coverage and pop culture obsession with so-called "sleeper cells," a construction that has consumed post-9/11 America but suffers fro...
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A new interactive exhibit by the group Khajistan in New York looks at US war propaganda leaflets. I write about the exhibit and examine the genre in the @guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘Your homes will be destroyed, your family killed’: the US has dropped millions of war propaganda leaflets – but do they work?
An exhibit of psyops leaflets released in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya finally shows American people the messages that were made in their name
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From my Guardian essay on the possibility of US ground troops in Iran, which is, despite Trump’s messaging, still very much a real possibility. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past? | Moustafa Bayoumi
The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past? | Moustafa Bayoumi
In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American history
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America lied about the Iraq war. Then they weren’t believed about Ukraine | Moustafa Bayoumi
America lied about the Iraq war. Then they weren’t believed about Ukraine | Moustafa Bayoumi
Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined?
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Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social nails it— as always www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
It’s not virtue signaling. It’s vitriol signaling about their own perceived persecution
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Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
It’s not virtue signaling. It’s vitriol signaling about their own perceived persecution
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🇺🇸🇺🇳🇵🇸Learn more about the Board of Peace in the latest Wyoming Star piece with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social, @natashahall.bsky.social, @richardgowan1.bsky.social, @peterbeinart.bsky.social, and @tparsi.bsky.social wyomingstarnews.org/2026/02/11/e... #USA #BoP #politics #analytics
ICE’s surveillance app is a techno-authoritarian nightmare, I write. The app, Mobile Fortify, lets agents obtain vast amounts of information on anyone by scanning their face www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE’s surveillance app is a techno-authoritarian nightmare | Moustafa Bayoumi
Mobile Fortify lets agents obtain vast amounts of information on anyone by scanning their face
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I'm so thrilled to share a new article I co-authored with my dear colleague, Erika Niwa, and 10 of our incredible doctoral students about anti-racist mentorship. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“But capitalist production begets, with the inexorability of a law of Nature, its own negation. It is the negation of negation.”
I talked with the Michelle Fine and @shellyeversley.bsky.social about the current state of academic freedom. Check it out!
Shelly Eversley@shellyeversley.bsky.social · 9mo agoWhat is #academicfreedom and what does it matter now more than ever? Episode 2 of the @futuresed.bsky.social podcast with @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social and #michellefine @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is now live! Listen anywhere or #subscribe on YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba84...
Wow. I can’t believe it. I was a finalist for the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association award for Excellence in Opinion and Analysis for my article in The Guardian “The Destruction of Palestine is Breaking the World” and I won! (Link to the article in the comments!)
Honored and humbled that my featured essay in The Guardian, The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world, has been named a finalist for the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association award for Excellence in Opinion and Analysis!
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
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“The real reason Mamdani has won is that he is the candidate who best understood what the people of New York want and need at this moment.” @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
theguardian.com
I spoke with Al Jazeera's The Take about Mamdani's victory. youtu.be/ibxMTuSEgt0
Is Zohran Mamdani ready to stand up to Donald Trump? | The Take
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
theguardian.com
My take: Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
theguardian.com
Nothing says the old order is dying while the new is being born than the death of Dick Cheney happening at roughly the same time that Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City.
