“I’m sure he knew of the dangers involved. But no one expected this.” My latest on journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s detention in Kuwait. chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

ICYMI: My column last month on my January trip to Iraq: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

My latest on the school strike — likely by a U.S. missile — in Iran, and a bit on my visit to the country and American misconceptions about Iran and Iranians. chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

I was so blessed to have a loving and supportive father. His 2006 death, at times, seems like it happened yesterday. Other times it feels like my family lost him so long ago. I miss him everyday. My latest: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

If someone like Kanye or Louis Farrakhan, were killed, would so many Americans airbrush their bigotry as they have for Charlie Kirk? My thoughts on whose offensive speech — and decision not to speak — gets the most scrutiny in our country: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

Months after many City Council members objected to the "U.S.-Israel War Machine" protest puppet's display at the Chicago Cultural Center, the artwork & others will be featured at an Aug. 24 "Puppet Parade for Palestine." chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

Photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab was killed in an Israeli airstrike less than a month ago. His works, which center on joy in the midst of death & destruction in Gaza, will be on display at the Walls Turned Sideways gallery through Aug. 23. My latest: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2... I’ve seen a lot on here about the NYTimes story on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social time to recirculate this column from my former Chicago Sun-Times colleague @rummanahussain.bsky.social Rummana Hussain

There was a lot of criticism over the reception Shah Rukh Khan @iamsrk received at the Met Gala. But many don't know, the Bollywood star is used to feeling unwelcome in America. 🇮🇳 🇺🇸 My latest: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

Sadhvi Ritambhara, one of the extremists arrested for Babri Masjid's demolition & the ensuing bloodshed in India, is scheduled to speak at north suburban Hindu temple this weekend. Some groups are urging for her invitation to be rescinded. My latest: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

"Humor lets us make sense of the hostile world around us, and makes it easier to live in its midst" My latest: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

So the curator of that “controversial” puppet display? She told city council yaall have no taste and never been to a museum 😂 Sharp column from @rummanahussain.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

Puppeteer Abby Palen pushes back against City Council members who have called their protest puppet antisemitic and a symbol of hate. The artwork is "a criticism of governments, not people," Palen, of Rogers Park, said. My latest: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

"I just wished he (Joe Biden) would have listened." My latest on the ceasefire and Biden's reluctance to keep Israel in check in its response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

My friend @rummanahussain.bsky.social shares an incredible story of Dr. Jihad Shoshara, a #Syria|n doctor in the US. "That was the will of Syrian people." #Assad chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

There isn't one way to be an American, which means there isn't one way to celebrate Thanksgiving. My latest on my Indian family's annual traditions: chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...