The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

The world is done with Wife Guys. Thank goodness for that

The story of a philandering star drew attention to an archetype based on our very low standards for straight men

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2022

Money isn’t important! Take it from Google’s multimillionaire CEO

What’s more annoying than a very rich boss cutting his staff’s benefits? A very rich boss announcing it shouldn’t stop them having fun

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

It is great that little girls now have role models so they, too, can grow up to be crazed world leaders

Britain has its third female prime minister and Italy is likely to get its first. That’s progress, right? Well, only if you can ignore their policies

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

Celebrities, let me fix this for you – you’re not ‘humbled’ to win something, you are ‘honoured’

If you can’t tell the difference, I have a horrible punishment in mind for you – whether you’re the boss of Apple TV or the president of the US, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

Guess what, women can vote! Is that why even hardline anti-abortion Republicans are backtracking?

In the weeks after Roe v Wade was overturned, there was a huge rush to register to vote. Now rightwing candidates are toning down their rhetoric but history tells us they can’t be trusted, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

New ‘objective’ CNN appears to be making itself objectively rightwing

The cable network’s CEO dramatic hiring and firing of on-air talent seems designed to woo the Fox News crowd

The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2022

Can you ignore your family’s politics? Jennifer Lawrence and Sydney Sweeney disagree

The Euphoria actor wants to keep things apolitical – but treating politics as abstract has always been a privilege

The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2022

Lauren Boebert says you can study lesbian dance theory. Where do I sign up?

Rightwingers like the Colorado congresswoman love to joke about liberals and their pointless degrees. But this is one subject I could really get behind, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

No doomsday bunker, not a single gun – if the US really is heading for civil war, I’m stuffed

The super-rich are preparing to ride out the apocalypse by their underground swimming pools. Ordinary Americans have bought another 20m firearms. And me? I have a broom and a butter knife

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

Leonardo DiCaprio, why don’t you date someone your own age?

Large age gaps in relationships aren’t automatically problematic, but it’s a major red flag if a man consistently dates women half his age

The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2022