The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Why are so many Americans forced to work standing up – unlike their president?

Airports’ TSA staff have been stripped of their chairs in the name of ‘professionalism’. Most supermarket staff have never had them. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is seated at his desk – and apparently snoozing, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Loves Trump, lies and conspiracies: Katie Zacharia is the perfect presidential press secretary

The Maga member believes the 2020 election was stolen and seemingly her new boss is saving the world from a cabal of satanic paedophiles. She’ll fit right in then, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

The Jane Doe in the Cornell seven case is getting threats

Every time a story about a woman being raped becomes headline news, the same pattern repeats without fail

The Guardian - US · Oct 10

Bill Gates thinks AI could kill a billion people – but can we trust his judgment after Epstein?

He knows a thing or two about tech, but what to make of the views of a man who met Jeffrey Epstein 30 times and couldn’t see what a monster he was?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

The Maga cult is finally crumbling

With the midterms looming, and after the Epstein files and the war on Iran, Trump superfans are losing faith in their lame duck president, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

Kamala Harris is belatedly courting progressives. Is it too little, too late?

As she mulls another presidential run, the former VP is building bridges with progressive and Arab American leaders

The Guardian - US · Sep 26

#NotAllLesbians – we can’t let the Massachusetts bar drama turn us all into a punchline

The Last Ditch Bar saga is a case of ridiculous lefty infighting. But well-meaning people often have to tolerate nonsense

The Guardian - US · Sep 24

I tried to become a gay tradwife – and failed abysmally

My sourdough starter died and my lone tomato nearly ruined me financially and emotionally. How did domestic drudgery and hard labour become an aspirational aesthetic, asks Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

The Pentagon has unveiled its secret weapon: two idiotic influencers

Jake and Logan Paul were invited to give a motivational speech. Just don’t let them get involved with military policy, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention

Officials lack data on miscarriages after October 2025. Detained women aren’t getting the prenatal healthcare they need

The Guardian - US · Sep 19