The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Prominent Britons are facing a reckoning over Epstein. In the US, not so much

After Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, officials said ‘nobody is above the law’. Sadly that doesn’t seem true

The Guardian - US · Feb 22

Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise

The Obama video should take a toll on the president’s political career – but of course it won’t

The Guardian - US · Feb 7

This one weird trick could stop US women from voting

The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections

The Guardian - US · Jan 31

Nicki Minaj’s Maga conversion is doing nothing for her career – or is it?

What has happened to the rapper’s sense of outrage? Maybe she’s looking for a presidential pardon, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7

Elon Musk is moving back into politics. Can’t he take up a new hobby instead?

It didn’t go very well for him last time, but the tech billionaire seems to have abandoned his plans for a third part and has renewed his bromance with the president, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6

Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested

The activist had held a sign written with my daughter’s crayon. Try explaining that to a four-year-old

The Guardian - US · Jan 6

Tennessee actually just did something amazing for women

The state has created the first registry in the US to track repeat domestic violence offenders

The Guardian - US · Jan 3

The year in patriarchy: Taylor Swift’s engagement, Trump 2.0 and the Epstein files

The year 2025 saw a Swift engagement, a rapid rollback of rights and a slow release of the heavily redacted Epstein files

The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2025

What happened next: the Coldplay kiss cam couple

They went mega-viral as the couple who were caught canoodling on a live screen. Cue plot twists and months of public intrigue

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2025

Has feminism failed women? CBS wants to know

Bari Weiss is touting a new debate series at the network as the billionaire Ellisons’ media power grows

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2025