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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

My unexpected Pride icon: Fast & Furious is my favourite camp classic

Any film where cast members talk about chosen family and Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson busts a cast off his broken arm by flexing his biceps has a place in the gay canon

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Strangers on the street: please stop asking me if my wife is my twin sister

My spouse and I do, indeed, look vaguely similar, but being asked repeatedly whether we are twins isn’t a load of fun – especially during Pride, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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I really hate to say it, but I agree with JD Vance. Britain has a free speech problem

Despite the ongoing crackdown on protesters in Los Angeles, the US constitution (for now) provides far more freedom of speech than there is in the UK, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Women of West Virginia: inform on yourself to the miscarriage police!

A prosecuting attorney warns women to get ahead of law enforcement in a state where abortion is all but banned

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Trump v Musk: world’s two worst people are finally having a big, beautiful breakup

The bromance might be over but Trump has kissed and made up with his enemies before. Enjoy it while it lasts

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Are we heading for a recession? Show me your nails

Who needs boring old facts and figures? According to a host of entirely authoritative influencers, changing tastes in manicures can tell us all we need to know about the economy, says Arwa Mahdawi

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Move over Harry and Meghan: Britain’s real royal family are now dominating the US headlines

Family fallout. Two feuding brothers. An ambitious American actor wife … the Beckhams certainly seem to have a lot on common with the Sussexes, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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A dystopian surveillance fear has become reality in Texas

Law enforcement used license-plate readers in several states to search for a woman who had an abortion

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Have you looked at satellite images of Gaza? You should

Imagery is filtering on Google Maps through from October and November 2024. If that was the reality then, imagine what it looks like now

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How long will it be before Melania steps aside for MelanAI?

Mrs Trump is seemingly so disinterested in her role as first lady that along with being mostly absent from the White House, she’s got an AI to read her audiobook. How long before she replaces herself with a robot?

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The anti-woke warriors used to defend free speech. Now they make McCarthyism look progressive

These people once said they cared about ‘cancel culture’. But look at how they are trying to cancel the children’s YouTuber Ms Rachel for featuring a toddler from Gaza on one of her videos, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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A Fox host’s ‘rules for being a man’: no leg-crossing, no public soup drinking

Jesse Watters’ list is so bizarre, it has me agreeing with Ted Cruz – and Watters’ show helps shape US politics

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What did you do during the genocide in Gaza?

When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘vagina candle’ is still burning bright – at five times the original price

In the latest twist in the Goop candle saga, the famous creation, which retailed at $75 in 2020, is now on offer at $400 on eBay. Not bad for a product that started out as a joke, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Don’t be fooled. Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is typically ugly and typically misnamed

Republicans love to make the most harmful laws sound sensible or even noble. This pretty-sounding package of tax breaks and spending cuts is just the latest example, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The livestreamed killing of an influencer could be femicide – a misunderstood crisis

Much remains uncertain about Valeria Márquez’s death. But it shines a light on a universal issue

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Forget the DEI hires – meet Trump’s latest WTF hire

The new pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, doesn’t have an active medical license. But she does have ‘impeccable Maha credentials’

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Why is Maga-land so obsessed with Kai Trump turning 18? Do you really need to ask?

The birthday of Donald Trump’s granddaughter has been forced upon my consciousness because an awful lot of people are being weird about it

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Keep calm (but delete your nudes): the new rules for travelling to and from Trump’s America

Many people have decided a trip to the US isn’t worth the risk after recent border detentions. But if you are going, what do you need to know? Immigration lawyers explain it all

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Who would win in a fight between 100 Brits and 100 Americans? I know how to find out

Americans could have a psychological edge – but British people have a high tolerance of physical discomfort, which could provide all sorts of advantages, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Ivanka Trump is now a food waste entrepreneur – but there’s just one glaring problem

It’s a little bit rich to talk about food insecurity in the US when your last name is Trump. But after stints as a feminist influencer and political adviser, the president’s favourite daughter has found a new path, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Biden still thinks he could have beaten Trump. Do we really need this?

The former president points to sexism as the reason for Kamala Harris’s election loss. That’s a dangerous cop-out

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An American has become pope. Will he be the moral leader we desperately need?

Pope Francis spoke for the most vulnerable, from Palestinians in Gaza to immigrants in the US. Let’s hope that Leo will follow in his footsteps

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Pope Leo XIV laments people valuing ‘technology, money and success’ over Christianity in first mass as pontiff – as it happened

Pope held mass for cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning

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Does your child identify as a cat? There’s a man in Texas who can help

Are schools really providing litter trays for kids whose pronouns are Puss and Purr? Or is state representative Stan Gerdes just stoking the culture war with his proposed FURRIES Act?

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