Mariam Elba

Recent Baruch College grad, majored in English Literature and History. Aspiring writer and academic on postcolonial MENA history. Lifelong New Yorker. When I'm not reading or writing I'm likely watching foreign films, or walking to nowhere.

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What It's Like to Live With Drone Strikes, In Victims' Own Words

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A Year After Anti-Muslim Film Sparked Riots, These Artists Are Sparking a Movement of Their Own

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5 Lies About Muslims Fox News Told You

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The War in Syria, Through the Eyes of Syrian Artists

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A Flashback to Vogue's Very Nice Profile of Asma al-Assad

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Why Israel Shouldn't Worry About the Egyptian Conflict

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Lady Gaga's 'Burqa' is Supposed to Empower Muslim Women, But Does the Opposite

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Are the Israelis and Palestinians Really Ready to Negotiate?

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Dear TIME Magazine: Thanks For Nothing. Love, Egypt

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Mohamed Morsi Was Deposed in a Popular Revolution, Not a "Coup"

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Tamarod Protests: Is Egypt Ready For Its Second Revolution In 2 Years?