Ali M Latifi
Ali M Latifi is a Kabul-born, California-raised journalist. He has traveled to 10 Afghan provinces and reported on migrants in Greece and Turkey. He has also appeared on radio and TV in Washington, Doha, London and Cape Town. Follow him on twitter @alibomaye.
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Comment | The tone-deafness of privilege: Justin Timberlake at the Super Bowl
Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl performance last night was a bitter reminder of the American cultural establishment's shameful mistreatment of an iconic black female artist, and his complicity in it, writes Ali M. Latifi.
Arts & Culture, Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, June 28, 2017 11:01 - 0 Comments
Film & TV | Zeus in Gaza: On the cognitive dissonance of watching Wonder Woman
For many of us, the progressive pretensions of the new Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot, will strike a bitterly dissonant note in light of Gadot's own problematic positions on Palestine, writes Ali M Latifi.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, June 23, 2016 18:30 - 1 Comment
Analysis | Rumi, Mateen and DiCaprio: On Afghan Identity, Ours and Theirs
Whether it's DiCaprio being cast to play your cultural icon, or an American mass shooter being foisted upon you, it's not easy being an Afghan; especially when others define your Afghan identity for you, writes Ali Latifi.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, February 14, 2015 13:34 - 0 Comments
Comment | “Only newsworthy when behind a gun, not in front of it”: On media coverage of #ChapelHillShooting
Western media reactions to the murder of three Muslim-Americans earlier this week have, once again, reflected and highlighted deep-rooted and systemic issues in mainstream representations of Muslims in the West, argues Ali M Latifi.
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