Moustafa Bayoumi is a professor in the English department at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, and co-editor of "The Edward Said Reader" (Vintage, 2000). He is also an editor at Middle East Report (www.merip.org).
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Moustafa Bayoumi
Registry for Muslims Has Already Created A Decade of Profiling and Fear
Did Special Registration for Muslims make us safer? Hardly. And the negative impacts linger. Read more
A Texas teenager's arrest points to a deep and growing trend of Islamophobia
By now you've heard about Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Muslim-American kid from Texas who built a clock at home and brought it to school to show to his teacher, only to be arrested on the ridiculous suspicion that his invention was a bomb. ... Read more
Iran Deal Shifts U.S. Relationship to the World
Photo: "Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program - the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Officials of the P5+1 and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran and EU in Lausanne" by United States Department of State The Iran nuclear agreement... Read more
Muslim Voices: Encouraging signs for American Muslims
Times are tough for American Muslims, but there are also plenty of reasons to be optimistic. First, the bad news. Organized bigotry against Muslims continues to thrive. In Arizona, about 250 protesters recently assembled in front of th... Read more
U.S. needs to stop fomenting violence in Yemen
The United States response to the civil war in Yemen should be the opposite of what it’s doing. Read more
Human Rights Lose In US–Saudi Alliance
American politicians frequently call out the human rights abuses of our country's enemies but rarely of its friends. Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Read more
U.S. Backs Repression in Egypt
Washington's actions belie John Kerry's words about Egypt's strongman. Read more
Why Israel’s Syria Strike Helps Assad
On Wednesday, an airstrike hit the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, and it is widely believed that Israel was behind the attack. As is typical, Israel will neither confirm nor deny its role in the assault, but according to Reuters, Western intell... Read more
Egyptians Renounce Autocracy
The Egyptian revolution, begun on January 25 2011, remains unfinished. Read more
Egypt needs to get full democracy one year after Mubarak overthrow
One year into its amazing revolution, Egypt is still in crisis. Despite overthrowing Hosni Mubarak, their dictator of 30 years, Egyptians continue to be ruled by military men with iron fists. Read more
For Arab-American Heritage Month, Appreciate Our Accomplishments
April is Arab-American Heritage Month. Let us take this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the many contributions Arab Americans, at 3.5 million strong, have made to this great country. Read more
Obama Needs to Reach out to Muslim-Americans and Arab-Americans
He initially inspired people in these groups. Read more
Moustafa Bayoumi: Vilifying Muslims is wrong, un-American
Muslim-bashing has become socially acceptable in the United States. A new Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 46 percent of Americans hold negative perceptions of Islam, 7 percentage points higher than after the terrorist attacks of Se... Read more
Military is no place to proselytize
Military is no place to proselytizeJune 30, 2005 As they defend the nation, the U.S. armed forces should also protect the separation between church and state. Several military leaders have lately been using their positions of authority to... Read more
Confessions of an Arab mind
The Bush administration says it wants to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. Read more
Middle East "roadmap" a replay of failed Oslo accords
The American-led summit on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on June 4 had an unfortunate whiff of familiarity about it. Read more
