Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali is a former columnist at The Daily Beast and a Senior Fellow at The Western States Center and Auburn Seminary. He has previously been a New York Times contributing op-ed writer, CNN commentator, host for Huff Post, and co-host of Al Jazeera America's The Stream.

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ONLY IN AMERICA

Getting Shot Is as American as Thanksgiving Turkey

A victim’s family member thought he’d be safer in the U.S. than the West Bank. But he merely went from one dangerous place to another.

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COLLECTIVE GUILT

I’m a Muslim, I Don’t Support Hamas (But Thanks for Asking)

People keep asking me to condemn the atrocities of Oct. 7 and free the Israeli hostages in Gaza. I’ve already done the first, and sadly, don’t have the power to do the second!

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TRAIN WRECK

Amy Schumer Needs to Stop

Will the “most successful female comedian of all time” face any career ramifications for making herself a victim of the Israel-Hamas war?

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VERY FINE PEOPLE

GOP’s Going Full White Nationalist Even Sooner Than Expected

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville walked back his defense of “white nationalists,” but let’s be very clear—the hood is off.

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SAY WHAT?

I Was Canceled for Talking About Right-Wing Cancel Culture

A company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team invited me to address their employees to mark Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. During the call, they silenced me.

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Wajahat Ali

Getting Shot Is as American as Thanksgiving Turkey

I’m a Muslim, I Don’t Support Hamas (But Thanks for Asking)

Amy Schumer Needs to Stop

GOP’s Going Full White Nationalist Even Sooner Than Expected

I Was Canceled for Talking About Right-Wing Cancel Culture

CNN Can Never Wash Away the Trump Disaster Stench

CNN Failed America With Its Train Wreck of a Trump Town Hall

Dominion’s Big Fox News Settlement Is America’s Loss

The GOP’s Deficit Plan: Spoil the Rich, Starve the Kids

Prophet Muhammad Wouldn’t Have Flipped Out Over a Painting