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Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed are alike. They’re making progressivism cool, likeable

The Mamdanification of El-Sayed isn't just a media invention; it's a style transfer, and there's nothing wrong with borrowing a winning formula.

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Maryam Hassan

The rise of Hijabi influencers. They don’t need your rescuing

By simply living loudly on camera, a new generation of creators shows that the hijab is not an obstacle, but an everyday identity.

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Maryam Hassan

Defended by husbands, scrutinised by media—why Sarah Jukaku and Rama Duwaji don’t speak

Women in public life are damned for being too visible, damned for being erased when they're not. Sarah Jukaku chose invisibility but got dragged into...

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There’s a cost to Spider-Man normalising mass surveillance—With great power comes great responsibility

Unlike Batman, who destroyed his surveillance tech, Peter Parker uses invasive tracking tools as casually as reloading a weapon.

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Maryam Hassan