Reem is a recent graduate of New York University, where she majored in journalism and Middle Eastern studies. She is a producer and host for the show Radio Tahrir on WBAI NY. Reem is of Egyptian and Lebanese descent and is interested in affairs of the Muslim American communtities. Fluent in English and Arabic she hopes to continue he...
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Five Ohio men attempt to blow up a bridge on the anniversary of bin Laden's death. Do you assume they are Muslim? It's time for us to disassociate the ideas of terrorism and religion.
If the mission is to survive, don't do make yourself “suspicious.” Some will take one look at your clothes and see nothing else. Any one of us could get killed today for being Muslim.
Republicans are alienating this Muslim-American, and here are some ways they can win him back.
The controversy over "All American Muslim" raises questions about freedom of speech and religion.
As Kim Kardashian's divorce suggests, marriage isn't what it used to be. A recent Pew poll confirms that only 30% of young people consider marriage to be important.
The CIA and NYPD informants who infiltrated New York area Muslim communities are guilty of unjust racial profiling.
The transition to truly democratic states in the Middle East will require more inclusion of women in the political process.
There is a basis in Islam for outrage over visual depictions of the Prophet, but how do you reconcile free speech and religious concerns?
The trial of the Holy Land Foundation is emblematic of the many civil liberties issues facing the American Muslim community today.
Obama campaigned as an urban idealist with a vision of reform and renewal for American cities. Three years later, he's yet to make the grand policy changes we need.
While it may be textbook American policy to say no to the Iranian nuclear program, it doesn't necessarily mean it's the correct one.
"Ramadan Mubarak," once a simple blessing literally meaning "blessed Ramadan," takes on a new meaning this year.
In the era of the Arab Spring, the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb group has become an irrelevant non-entity in the region and is a herald of the future demise of Al-Qaeda itself.
Consumers need more regulatory protection against potentially harmful ingredients contained in personal care products.
While government spending is commonly portrayed as an indulgence, in reality it creates demand and encourages job creation.
As Western aid packages "modernize" their countries, minority indigenous communities in Latin America lose a measure of their cultural identity and become more homogeneous.
Hip-Hop in the Middle East is driving young people to fight against injustice, while American rappers flash their wealth in the face of poor young Americans starving for a voice.
NYPD, please tell Muslims why you felt blanketed searches of our school meetings and lunch spots would uncover criminal activity. We deserve to know how deeply you invade our privacy.
Reem Nasr Well said Nadia. What is more disturbing than the practice itself is the lack of an internal investigation into how this could have happened. The NYPD has let us down too many times.