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Need an abortion? Better hope you have a generous boss

It’s great that US companies are offering to reimburse employees who have to travel for a termination. But access to abortion should be a civil right, not a corporate perk, says Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

The French are obsessed with the burkini – and it’s all getting a bit embarrassing

The world is burning and France is fixated on whether women wear long sleeves to have a swim – a furore with obvious roots in the country’s deep Islamophobia, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Palantir, the all-seeing US tech company, could soon have the data of millions of NHS patients. My response? Yikes!

You might never have heard of tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s CIA-backed analytics company. But it could know all about you if it wins a contract to manage NHS data, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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What are Bill Gates and Elon Musk feuding about this time? Who is better at saving the world

Sitting on mountains of cash doesn’t appear enough to keep these billionaires happy. They want to be worshipped for their benevolence, too, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Will anti-abortionists use ‘uterus surveillance’ against women in the US?

If, as is expected, Roe v Wade is overturned by the US supreme court, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion – and data tracking could mean there’s nowhere for women to hide, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

I thought having a baby might turn me into an ‘elite sleeper’. I was wrong

Scientists have found 3% of the population need less shut-eye than the rest of us. Could I train myself to be one of them, asks Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Why did the doctor ask if we have a gun in the house at my toddler’s checkup? Because this is America

After taking my daughter to the paediatrician, I was left wondering if I want to raise her in a country obsessed with the right to own deadly weapons, says Arwa Mahdawi

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Banning abortions is just the start – next the US right want to outlaw contraception

Jacky Eubanks wants to be a Michigan senator – and to ban contraception. And she’s not the only one, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Who’s to blame for the US baby milk crisis? Not mothers who can’t be bothered to breastfeed

The simple answer to why the world’s richest country is suffering a nationwide infant formula shortage is corporate greed, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

What unites conservatives in the US and the UK? Terrible solutions to the cost of living crisis

Get a better job! Work until you’re 73! From Rachel Maclean to Laura Ingraham, rightwingers love to offer out-of-touch solutions, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Orange juice on cereal? I wish that was the worst food combination around ...

A study shows 15 million Americans have tried it – but there are some boundaries that should never be crossed, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Overturning Roe v Wade will destroy our civil rights – so don’t ask us to be ‘civil’

There has been outrage that protesters turned up outside the home of supreme court judges. But what is more shocking – peaceful demonstrations or forcing women to give birth, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

What have I learned from moving house? There are five stages of flatpack-furniture grief

I refuse to pay for someone to assemble it for me, so I am stuck going through this cycle of emotions until I learn to accept my shoddy handiwork, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

The US may not share Britain’s obsession with class – but it hates women every bit as much

Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have an unpleasant amount in common with Angela Rayner, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Female politicians are routinely belittled on both sides of the Atlantic

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Elon Musk will make Twitter worse – and it’s already a cesspit of Nazis and killjoys

I am hopelessly addicted to Twitter, despite its many faults, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Musk’s takeover, and the likely return of Donald Trump, fills me with dread

The Guardian - UK

I take little interest in men’s balls. Unlike Tucker Carlson …

The Fox News pundit is promoting an unusual solution for the apparent crisis in masculinity – testicle tanning to boost testosterone, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Ivanka Trump is helping Ukrainian refugees – it’s a far cry from her days palling around with oligarchs

The former president’s daughter has announced she helped deliver more than a million meals to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. How things have changed since the Abramovich party days, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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What have I learned from my child’s bedtime stories? Celebrities should stop writing them

From Whoopi Goldberg to Jimmy Fallon, everyone seems to think they can write a great kids’ book, but very few people can, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Admire Volodymyr Zelenskiy all you like. But please don’t treat him as a heart-throb

Yes, he’s inspiring. Yes, he’s calm under pressure. But even he doesn’t want his picture hanging on your wall, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Trigger warning: this column contains reporting of rightwing stupidity

Advising that a Hemingway novel contains ‘graphic fishing scenes’ sounds overzealous – but being over-sensitive is hardly the worst problem we face today, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Why does Putin have superfans among the US right wing?

The Russian leader is an autocrat with a homophobic and misogynistic worldview. No wonder he is admired by so many Republicans, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Finally the great Gay Agenda is working! Twice as many of us now identify as LGBTQ+

The first time I kissed a woman in public, a stranger tried to hit me. But gen Zers are enjoying the hard-won freedom to be themselves – and it’s beautiful, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Fake news alert! Donald Trump’s new social media app is a triumph

The former president’s media venture, Truth Social has got off to a rocky start – with technical problems and potential legal issues to boot, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

I’m putting my foot down – only barbarians wear shoes inside

I’m not a hygiene freak but I draw the line at walking dirt into houses. And don’t get me started on suitcases on beds, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Adidas’s new ad campaign has sparked controversy – but anything that normalises nipples is OK with me

The sportswear brand is using 25 pairs of breasts to market its new range of bras. It’s a shameless attention grab and I’m all in favour, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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