Shahamat Uddin

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Shahamat Uddin is a freelance journalist who writes about social issues with particular interests in Desi identity, queer culture, and the intersection of both. His essays and poems have appeared in several published anthologies.

Muslims gather for Friday prayers in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., and take part in a demonstration to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people on October 20, 2023.

Muslim Americans Are Facing a Brutal Wave of Islamophobia Muslim Americans Are Facing a Brutal Wave of Islamophobia

Violence against Muslim and Arab Americans has exploded since October 7. Some say things are almost worse than they were after 9/11.

Nov 22, 2023 / Shahamat Uddin

Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back.

Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back. Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back.

How three Kentucky high schoolers joined forces to stand up to a GOP assault on their rights—and brought hundreds of people along with them.

May 30, 2023 / Shahamat Uddin

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