The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Tampax, stick to making tampons – and stop being creepy

Why do big brands think they have to be edgy? And yes, I am also talking about you Balenciaga

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Lots of things in life are sexist – but the phrase ‘nepo baby’ isn’t one of them

Lily-Rose Depp said she hears the term mentioned ‘a lot more about women’ – but plenty of celebrity men are nepo babies too

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2022

The massacre at Club Q didn’t happen in a vacuum. There has been a dangerous escalation in hateful anti-LGBT rhetoric

The most shocking thing about what happened is that it felt so inevitable, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022

What would I do if I won $1.9bn? Get petty revenge on my nemesis

What’s the point of being filthy rich if you can’t indulge your grudges? If I ever scoop the US’s Powerball jackpot, the world will fear my racoon-based vengeance

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

Donald Trump 2024? It looks like it’s happening – but there’s a silver lining

The former president has been dropping heavy hints that he’s going to attempt a comeback. With luck he and arch-rival Ron DeSantis will rip the Republicans apart

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

White women have been voting against their (reproductive) interests for years

The latest polls are a sobering reminder that some women will vote in ways that threaten their bodily autonomy if it helps bolster their status

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2022

With the global economy on the rocks, quiet quitting is no longer a thing

Endless pieces have been written about slacking off at work. But now it emerges even the poster boy for the idea is back toiling 50 hours a week, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Jokes about Paul Pelosi aren’t just in bad taste. They normalize political violence

Rightwingers are laughing about an attack that left an 82-year-old in hospital. It’s a watershed moment in politics

The Guardian - US · Nov 2, 2022

Was Taylor Swift wrong to use the word ‘fat’ in a video? That’s how I used to feel whenever I weighed myself

Some very vocal people were outraged by the video for the new single Anti-Hero. But when you’re dealing with eating disorders, sometimes there’s no escaping the f-word, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

How bad will Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover be? My guess is he’ll get bored of it

It seems inevitable he’ll allow more abuse and restore Trump’s account – but it’s still a niche platform most people don’t use

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2022