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Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

The US Must End Its Illegal Boat Strikes

The U.S. military has been carrying out extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Pacific over the past nine months with impunity. On May 8, the...

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CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

American Muslims Don’t Need to Defend Our Existence

The journey of my prayer rug reflects my own as a Muslim American. It has seen a lot, and despite its fraying fringes, remains resilient as ever....

13.04.2026 10

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

ICE’s Appalling Warehouse Prison Scheme – OpEd

Warehouses are for storing goods. ICE wants to use them to store people. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ramps

07.03.2026 7

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

How Many More Deaths Will It Take for Congress to Hold ICE Accountable?

15.01.2026 20

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

ICE Puts All Of Us In Danger – OpEd

On January 7, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis — a city long enriched by

15.01.2026 20

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

ICE Detention Is Even Deadlier Under Trump 2.0

13.12.2025 10

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

ICE Prisons are Getting Deadlier

At least 25 people have died in ICE custody since President Trump returned to office, making 2025 the deadliest year for people in ICE custody since...

12.12.2025 20

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should be Setting Off Alarm Bells

President Trump promised “no new wars,” but his aggression against Venezuela is the exact opposite. The U.S. military has been blowing up alleged...

08.12.2025 10

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Let's Be Very Clear: There's No Legal Basis for Trump to Attack Venezeula

05.12.2025 20

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

Ukraine was Russian — Historically – OpEd

By Jonathan Power “George, you have to understand that Ukraine is not even a country. Part of its territory is

04.12.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells – OpEd

President Trump promised “no new wars,” but his aggression against Venezuela is the exact opposite. The U.S. military has been

04.12.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

It’s Not Only the White House That’s Being Demolished. Trump’s Gutting Affordable Housing, Too

President Trump isn’t only bulldozing the East Wing of the White House with the help of his billionaire friends. The former developer is also taking...

07.11.2025 6

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Make Housing Pet-Friendly – OpEd

With soaring rents, it’s already hard enough to put a roof over your head in this country. And if one

11.09.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

In All of History, Gaza Is the Most Dangerous Place Ever for Journalists

17.08.2025 10

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

The Deadliest Conflict in History for Journalists

In one night, Israel murdered Al Jazeera’s entire media crew in Gaza City. The Israeli military admitted to assassinating the journalists in an...

15.08.2025 20

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack

There’s mounting evidence of ICE using racial profiling. “We have U.S. citizens who are being asked for their documents and not believed when they...

27.06.2025 20

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

A Year After Grants Pass, Criminalizing Homelessness Still Doesn’t Work

09.06.2025 8

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Work, Housing People Does

In the largest eviction of a homeless encampment in recent history, around 100 unhoused people were recently forced to vacate Oregon’s Deschutes...

06.06.2025 10

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Close Guantánamo Permanently to Prevent It Being Used for Further Human Rights Abuses

23.02.2025 10

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

Guantánamo Needs to be Shutdown Not Expanded

Shrouded in secrecy, the U.S. continues to capture and detain asylum seekers fleeing Haiti, Cuba, and other Caribbean countries at Guantánamo. Last...

21.02.2025 10

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Guantánamo Needs To Be Shut Down, Not Expanded – OpEd

In a deeply disturbing and unprecedented move, the U.S. has begun transferring immigrant detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They’re being...

21.02.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen