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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Celebrities are coughing up millions to bring back the dodo. This could end very badly

Director Peter Jackson has given $10m to a startup aiming to revive extinct animals, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Did he learn nothing from Jurassic Park?

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As the world falls apart, a few things are still worth celebrating – like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo

From unexpected hugs to terrible knock-knock jokes, here are some reliable mood-boosters. Let’s face it: we need them, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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As a Palestinian living in the US, I have lost friends, job opportunities – and my faith in humanity

Every year has been catastrophic for Palestinians around the world, but the past 12 months have been unimaginable, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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In the US, rats could soon have better birth-control access than women

New York is pushing birth control to curb its rodent problem – at a time when women’s reproductive rights in other US states are under attack. Oh, the irony

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Russell Brand, Andrew Huberman and now Wim Hof: why are there so many awful stories about wellness bros?

The Dutch guru denies allegations of domestic violence. But work has stopped on his biopic

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Vance or Walz: who won the VP debate? Our panel responds

Walz was solid but underwhelming, while Vance nimbly reset his public image

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Of course I look like a crazy dog lady! I am one

Every night, I make up little Rascal’s bed and leave a dog chew on his pillow, writes Arwa Mahdawi. What’s so odd about that?

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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s grudge against Harris sure is convenient for Trump

Guilfoyle has a personal interest in tearing the Democrat down at a time when Trump’s allies have warned him to lay off the attacks – but it isn’t very successful

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‘The US lost its shame muscle’: why sex no longer scandalizes in politics

While Trump’s affair with Stormy Daniels made headlines, scandals like this don’t move the needle for US voters

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Rashida Tlaib was unfairly smeared by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash

Unfortunately, what’s happening to Tlaib is far from unique. Advocating for basic Palestinian human rights has always been billed as ‘controversial’

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Trump’s on Truth Social MAKING NO SENSE AT ALL AGAIN

We are all now so desensitised to Trump that it can be easy to forget he lacks the ability to string a sentence together. Yet he’s frighteningly close to being back in charge, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Peeping Toms and ‘black Nazis’ – what the Mark Robinson scandal tells us about the US election race

The Republican party has more than its share of mean and misguided representatives. But Robinson, the man running for governor of North Carolina, has a good claim to have outdone them all, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Trump says he’s the ‘leader’ on IVF, but Republicans are blocking national access

The ex-president may not be able to explain how in vitro fertilization works, but he’s had a lot to say about it lately

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JD Vance’s obsession with cats is bizarre. He needs to stop spreading fake mews

From banging on about ‘childless cat ladies’ to spreading racist rumours about Haitians eating pets, Trump’s running mate can’t seem to move on from his strange fixation with felines, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Melania Trump has a memoir coming out – and she’s acting pretty strangely

There has been surprisingly little fanfare about the book, which is being published next month. Is the former first lady about to reveal all?

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Surgery, shame and self-erasure: four female writers on the tyranny of impossible beauty standards

How did Botox become so popular? And why are teenage girls using anti-wrinkle cream? As a new film, The Substance, considers our obsession with youth and good looks, writers reflect on how this has shaped their lives

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Killing a baby ‘after birth’ is homicide and legal nowhere. What is Trump on about?

The ex-president repeated the rightwing talking point during the debate with Harris, and now even Fox News is validating it

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Are novelists who worry about the rise of AI really ‘classist and ableist’?

An international writing organisation appeared to greenlight the use of AI, prompting anger, the resignation of four board members and an entire creative community to ask: ‘What?!’

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Who won Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first debate? Our panel reacts

Harris may have been light on policy, but she was able to bait an ‘unhinged’ Trump into a number of traps

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Is Taylor Swift a secret Trump supporter?

The star endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 – but she has been decidedly tightlipped about the current race for the presidency, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of ‘low T’

Every time it seems he can’t possibly sink any lower, the billionaire CEO grabs a shovel and starts digging

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Israeli podcasters are laughing about genocide. What would it take to stop?

It would be unfair to say these guys represent everyone in Israel, so I’m not going to say that. They said it themselves

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Yes, it sounds like a conspiracy theory. But maybe our phones really are listening to us

Big brands already know far too much about us. But Cox Media Group’s ‘Active Listening’ software adds a whole new layer of creepiness, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Donald Trump is backing free IVF? You can practically smell the desperation

The former president is a legally defined sexual predator whose party is rolling back reproductive rights. It will take more than his latest half-baked idea to win back female voters, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Sarah Jessica Parker is shutting down her shoe company? Things are looking grim for high heels

Heels make your legs look great and you feel instantly powerful. But that’s not enough for gen Z, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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