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Author: I. Rida Mahmood

Ibtihal Rida Mahmood is a Jordanian American writer and translator based in New England.

24 October, 2022 • I. Rida Mahmood

Fragile Freedom, Fragile States in the Muslim World

I. Rida Mahmood observes that while people in Iran and Arab countries are roiling for more equality and freedom, they are not taking any cues from the west.

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16 May, 2022 • I. Rida Mahmood

Theocracy Looms in Anti-Abortion Opinions of the Supreme Court

I. Rida Mahmood remembers the story of a home abortion in Amman and thanks her lucky stars she lives in Amreeka.

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3 January, 2022 • I. Rida Mahmood

America’s Freedom Hinges on the Survival of its Democracy

I. Rida Mahmood calls out the double standards of Republicans and Supreme Court conservatives who argued that no president is above the law.

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14 January, 2021 • I. Rida Mahmood

On American Democracy and Empire, a Corrective

The MAGA movement is not a cause but a consequence of GOP policies, and its instantaneous vanishing with Trump's political demise is unlikely.

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