Will You Say No To Tulsi 2020?
#Tulsigottago is a national campaign started by Queer, Trans, Muslim, South Asian, and Arab Americans to stop Tulsi Gabbard’s 2020 presidential run. The movement came … Read more
Islamophobia
An American Hijabi: Hala’s Story
When certain customers picked up their prescription from Hala Choudhary, their eyes glanced over her starched white lab coat, scanned past her diamond lip piercing … Read more
‘If They Come For Us’: Fatimah Asghar’s Poetry Explores History & Intimacy of Partition
The dedication to Fatimah Asghar’s much-awaited poetry collection If They Come For Us reads, “my family, blood or not.” Over the course of the book, … Read more
‘Mariam Sharma Hits the Road’ Takes 3 Pakistani American Teens on a Journey of Self-Discovery
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road is Sheba Karim’s third YA novel, as witty, charming, and fun loving as her first two but with a sharp … Read more
SNL Host Kumail Nanjiani To Racists: Step Up Your Game
Kumail Nanjiani hosted Saturday Night Live, performing a monologue that drew on his stand-up comedy strengths and included among its topics Islamophobia, racism, his film … Read more
The Most Talked About South Asian Man In Canada Battles Racism In Politics With Love
Within the space of a few moments, Jagmeet Singh became one of Canada’s most admired politicians. His cool-under-pressure reaction to being confronted by an angry … Read more
We Killed Nabra By Not Challenging The Narrative Of Hatred
When I heard about Nabra Hassanen, how she was kidnapped and murdered after praying at her local mosque in Virginia, I instantly thought of another … Read more
RIP #SrinivasKuchibhotla: This Country Is Ours & Hate Hurts All Of Us
In what could be the first hate crime homicide of the divisive, Islamophobic, and xenophobic Trump administration, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, was shot at a bar … Read more
Counter Islamophobia Through Stories
Today, as we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., and his non-violent activism against racial discrimination, we at KitaabWorld want to honor his legacy. Dr. King called on … Read more
Is Everyone Welcome Here? A Poster Campaign Against Hate
The tiny city of Berkeley, California saw at least 14 reported incidents of hate in the first 15 days since the election of Donald Trump. … Read more
