Journalism

Asra Q. Nomani is a former Wall Street Journal reporter, learning the best of traditional journalism from editors including Norm Pearlstine, Jill Abramson, Al Hunt, Alan Murray and Paul Steiger.

After the murder of her friend and colleague Daniel Pearl in 2002, she has been navigating a path as an investigative reporter and editor at the intersection of traditional journalism and nuanced perspectives across societal, political and ideological divides.

As media observers have recognized, there is an urgent need for balanced and trusted voices in journalism. She is one of those voices, writing on issues across issues and emerging as a trusted journalist across political and ideological spectrums.

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POLITICS Nov. 20, 2025

Socialist group ‘By Any Means Necessary’ escalates campaign to ‘stop’ Turning Point USA

Berkeley teacher Yvette Felarca leads “By Any Means Necessary” in planning to target Turning Point USA chapters in schools after violent campus clash.

POLITICS Nov. 12, 2025

UC Berkeley’s bloody protest of TPUSA allegedly funded by far-left nonprofit

Federal investigation launched into Berkeley protest violence linked to BAMN nonprofit. Tax-exempt group accused of exploiting charitable status while fomenting campus unrest.

POLITICS Nov. 2, 2025

Linda Sarsour tells followers she will ‘hold Zohran accountable’ if Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

Linda Sarsour vows to hold NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani accountable if elected, warning she’ll stay outside City Hall to ensure campaign promises are kept.

POLITICS Nov. 1, 2025

Mamdani’s God Squad: The clerics, activists and political operatives who have his back

Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral candidate, has gotten backing from over 110 political groups and Muslim organizations amid allegations of Islamophobia against critics.

POLITICS Oct. 27, 2025

Inside the Mamdani Machine: Soros cash, socialists and radical imams engineered Zohran Mamdani’s path to power

A decade of activist money and imam alliances built a 34-year-old socialist into a New York City frontrunner

WORLD Oct. 19, 2025

‘Untold damage’: Global assisted suicide movement targets children

Fox Digital investigation reveals a multimillion-dollar global lobby promoting assisted suicide expansion to mature minors, facing opposition from families.

US PROTESTS Oct. 18, 2025

Anti-Israel radicals from ‘global intifada’ movement join ‘No Kings’ protests

Palestinian solidarity activists plan to embed in ‘No Kings’ protests nationwide as investigators examine nonprofit organizations for possible tax violations.

U.S. Aug. 12, 2025

Public school teacher reveals years-long effort to expose alleged student abortion scandal

Fairfax County teacher Zenaida Perez says she warned school officials seven times about abortion allegations involving a social worker before district launched investigation

WORLD Aug. 4, 2025

Global intifada movement rocked by #MeToo allegations against Jewish anti-Israel actor and accused grifter

Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani accuses Jewish American actor Jacob Berger of being a sexual predator and grifter in first public infighting within anti-Israel movement

U.S. August 3, 2025

‘Queen Reid’: Embattled Virginia schools boss demands personal bodyguard on top of lavish salary, perks

Virginia school chief Michelle Reid’s new bodyguard job posting sparks criticism from parents as experts call personal protection unusual for superintendents

OPINION July 8, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s DSA sponsors protest with ‘death, death to the IDF!’ war cry

A network of 40 organizations with Marxist and Islamist ideologies protest Israel in D.C., chanting militant slogans amid ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.

OPINION June 29, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: How Socialist Muslims pulled off a 20-year takeover of the Democratic Party

Socialist Muslim Zohran Mamdani’s rise as NYC’s Democratic nominee traces to a “red-green-blue” alliance funded by major donors and shaped through strategic narratives

OPINION June 25, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: Iran’s ideological foot soldiers wage proxy war in America

Investigation reveals a network of 93 groups with $100 million in annual revenues conducting a coordinated proxy campaign for Iran in the US, including socialist revolutionaries

OPINION June 19, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: I watched hate consume Democrats’ ‘non-violent’ #NoKings rallies

At #NoKings protests, radical ‘Palestine Contingents’ chanted ‘Globalize the intifada’ while socialist and communist groups with $204 million in revenues promoted anti-American messages

OPINION June 14, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: The familiar hidden hand behind today’s #NoKings protests

Investigation reveals Democratic Party’s role in organizing #NoKings protests across America, with 70 DNC affiliates coordinating demonstrations in 21 states despite public portrayal

OPINION June 13, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: The $2.1 billion machine behind ‘spontaneous’ anti-Trump protests

Investigation reveals the #NoKings protests are orchestrated by 198 Democratic-aligned groups with $2.1 billion in revenue, contradicting claims of grassroots activism

OPINION Jan. 20, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: Pro-Russia, pro-China radicals march against Trump: ‘Proud to identify as a socialist’

Journalist and author Asra Nomani talked to anti-Trump protesters on Monday and got some surprising answers.

OPINION Jan. 19, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: Woke army retreats in DC protest, pivots to ‘FIGHT BACK’ for Gaza

Author and journalist Asra Nomani tracks the well-funded network behind Monday’s planned anti-Trump protests around the country and finds they are anything but grassroots.

OPINION Jan. 18, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: The professional protest machine behind today’s ‘People’s March’

Author Asra Nomani writes that the protests in Washington ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration are carefully planned, and not the “grass roots” events some claim.

OPINION Jan. 16, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: This is the woke army plotting to crash Trump’s inauguration

OPINION Jan. 3, 2025

ASRA NOMANI: Islamists’ familiar ‘Triple D’ strategy follows Bourbon Street terror attack

Author and journalist Asra Nomani writes that the radical Islamist community is ‘denying, deflecting and demonizing’ in the wake of the monstrous act of terrorism in New Orleans by a Muslim extremist.

OPINION March 9, 2023

Democrats are closing doors on parents, and that’s a win for the GOP

Democratic officials’ arrogance, political corruption and myopia toward parents portends bad news for the party in 2024 and good news for Republican candidates.

OPINION Feb. 21, 2023

Schools’ war on merit is a real threat to our kids’ futures

Schools’ war on merit is actually a threat to our kids’ futures. Left’s ‘Woke Army’ attacks America by trying to destroy the concept of merit in education.

Washington Post Opinion

The purge of Asian American students at Thomas Jefferson High School has begun. July 2, 2021
An unfair push for racial equality at Thomas Jefferson, Sept. 11, 2020
I’m a Muslim, a woman and an immigrant. I voted for Trump. Nov. 10, 2016
The American chess champion challenging Iran’s hijab fetish. Oct. 5, 2016
Repeal Islam’s scarlet-letter sex laws. June 5, 2016
As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity. Dec. 21, 2015
Meet the honor brigade, an organized campaign to silence debate on Islam. Jan. 16, 2015
How Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s immigrant path explains his guilty verdict. April 8, 2015
Muslims have a problem. Uncle Ruslan may have the answer. April 23, 2013
Leave no ‘light-year child’ behind. Dec. 7, 2012
Did Nancy Lanza live in fear? Why many mothers of the mentally ill do. Dec. 21, 2012
A Mighty Sham. June 24, 2007
Why Should We Care What They Wear? Oct. 22, 2006
A Gender Jihad For Islam’s Future. Nov. 6, 2005
Going Where I Know I Belong. Dec. 27, 2003
She Shouldn’t Be Stoned to Death. None of Us Should. June 1, 2003

Jewish Journal – Dispatches from Chicago

Unmasking the Web of ‘Malign Foreign Influence’ Behind #MarchonDNC. Aug. 19, 2024
How the Media Misreports the Malign Intent of ‘Pro-Palestinian Protestors.’ Aug. 20, 2024
Comrades’ Burning U.S. and Israeli Flags and Using Soviet-Style Tactics. Aug. 21, 2024
Protesters Are Baffled They Can’t Make It On DNC Stage After They Rally to #ShutItDown. Aug. 22, 2024.
Anti-Israel Network Now Bird-Dogs Anyone Who Supports Israel. Aug. 23, 2024.

Appearances on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher

Overtime, arguing against demonization of Trump voters at 12:05 [youtu.be]. Feb. 25, 2017
Asra Nomani Interview. Nov. 13, 2015
Overtime. Nov. 13, 2015

New York Times Opinion

Education in America: School Is for Merit. Sept. 1, 2022
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Q. Nomani Respond to Readers. June 23, 2017
They Brushed Off Kamala Harris. Then She Brushed Us Off. June 22, 2017
Hate at the Local Mosque. May 6, 2004

Wall Street Journal Opinion

George Soros’s March on Washington. Oct. 7, 2018
You Still Can’t Write About Muhammad. Aug 6, 2018

USA Today

Asian American students have a target on their backs thanks to critical race theory. March 26, 2021

Orange County Register Opinion

Gov. Gavin Newsom should veto bill banning so-called ‘caste’ discrimination. Sept. 11, 2023

UnHerd Opinion

The acceptable face of radical Islam: Online trolls hide behind progressive platitudes. Feb. 21, 2023
Anti-racism attacks my American Dream: Why do Democrats condemn hardworking immigrants. Nov. 15, 2022
Anti-racism betrays Asian students: Skin colour trumps academic achievement. Feb. 25, 2022
Why anti-racism should be resisted: Parents are fighting the return of segregation. Feb. 12, 2022

Los Angeles Times Opinion

Muslims – India’s new ‘untouchables.’ Dec. 1, 2008
Reflecting on Spears’ plight. Feb. 16, 2008

American Prospect

The Sharia Problem. March 8, 2006
Pulpit Bullies. Feb. 21, 2005
Dennis Miller & Me. May 31, 2005

Quoted in the Los Angeles Times

“Breaching the Wall at Prayer.” June 27, 2005

NPR Interviews

“‘Leave Britney alone,’ one writer pleads.” Feb. 25, 2008

Sojourners

“Get Them While They’re Young.” August 2011. The Child Evangelism Fellowship targets children as young as 4—threatening them with hellfire and damnation—and runs “Good News Clubs” in public schools. Some parents have a problem with that.

Daily Beast

“Trump’s Muslim Protester Wasn’t Alone.” Published Jan 10, 2016

‘IT’S THEATER.’ Rose Hamid, who rose to fame this weekend after the GOP frontrunner’s security kicked her out, tells The Daily Beast how she and fellow activists carefully planned her demonstration.

How the Saudis Churn Out ‘Jihad Inc.’

ENOUGH. From mass executions to ISIS and the San Bernardino attack, the manifestations of Saudi Arabia’s Salafi extremism are everywhere—and it’s time for Muslims to fight back.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Jan 05, 2016

Saudi Arabia’s Teeny, Tiny Step Forward

ALL RELATIVE. Women in Saudi Arabia finally went to the polls on Saturday, but in reality it was a very, very, very small sign of progress.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Dec 12, 2015

Remove Islam’s ‘Scarlet Letter’ Sex Laws

I SPEAK FOR ROKHSHANA. The terrible video of Taliban stoning a young Afghan woman to death has gone viral—and Muslims must fight against the outdated laws that allow such brutality.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Nov 05, 2015

Inside the World of Gulf State Slavery

NEEDS TO END. People around the world were shocked by a video of a Saudi man assaulting his maid. Sadly, it’s all too common.

Asra Q. Nomani, Hala Arafa | Published Oct 11, 2015

I Survived a Hajj Stampede

LETHAL PILGRIMAGE. Thursday’s killing of more than 700 is a tragic reminder of Saudi Arabia’s dangerous exploitation of the Muslim pilgrimage. I should know—my baby and I were once nearly crushed, too.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Sep 24, 2015

To This Muslim, Ben Carson Had a Point

A LOOK IN THE MIRROR. Take it from someone who’s been fighting it her whole adult life: The sad truth is that too many Muslims want to mix mosque and state.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Sep 24, 2015

Femen Exposes Radical Islam’s Real Boobs

REVEALING. Bare-breasted activists may have stormed the stage of a Muslim conference near Paris, but the true vulgarity is how too many of Islam’s leaders want women treated.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Sep 15, 2015

Mideast Needs To Save Its Own Refugees

#BEGGINGTHEQUESTION. Muslim countries blame the West for turning away desperate migrants, but the Gulf States have taken in a total of zero Syrians.

Asra Q. Nomani | Published Sep 04, 2015

Martyred for Moderation in Pakistan

INTELLECTICIDE. Gunmen murdered Sabeen Mahmud on a Karachi street last Friday. She had asked too many questions about government brutality—and she’d got others asking them, too.

Asra Q. Nomani, Beena Sarwar | Published Apr 26, 2015

U.S. Muslim Honor Brigade Strikes Again

WRECKED. Published Apr 21, 2015

Afghan Women Defy Mullahs To Bury Girl

COURAGE. A band of 30 Afghan women carried the body of murdered student Farkhunda through the streets of Kabul yesterday, defying the girl’s murderers in order to give her a proper burial. Fariba Nawa, Asra Q. Nomani | Published Mar 23, 2015

Nothing ‘Honorable’ About Kabul Killing

BARBARITY. A mob of angry men said a mentally ill woman who they said burned a Quran in a mosque had to die for ‘honor.’ That is truly sick. Fariba Nawa, Asra Q. Nomani | Published Mar 20, 2015

ISIS: Christians Worse Than Murderers

MONSTROUS VISIONS. ISIS is using a harsh interpretation of a verse in the Quran to justify its attacks on Christians. Published Feb 27, 2015

Admit It: ISIS Is an Islamic Death Cult

THE END. Obama’s tap-dance around whether ISIS is ‘Islamic’ or not is completely wrong. Asra Q. Nomani, Hala Arafa | Published Feb 20, 2015

How American Muslims Can Respond

AFTER BOSTON. American Muslim writer Asra Q. Nomani calls on the Muslim community to challenge extremism. Published Apr 23, 2013

Wake Up, Pakistan

TEENAGE TARGET. The Taliban shooting of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai means it’s time for Pakistan to take responsibility for its extremism, writes Asra Nomani. Sign a petition for Malala. Published Oct 11, 2012

Misplaced Muslim Rage

CONTROVERSY. Writer Asra Nomani has some advice for Muslims: Stop being so sensitive about religious slurs. Published Sep 13, 2012

Let Muslims Adopt!

ORPHANS AT RISK. The Muslim world traditionally scorns adoption, which creates a breeding ground for child soldiers. Published Mar 31, 2012

NYPD, Please Monitor Us

We should keep an eye on the Muslim community—we sure don’t police ourselves enough, says Asra Nomani. Published Mar 05, 2012

Misguided ‘Honor’ Over the Quran

AFGHAN PROTESTS. Muslims must study, think about, and critically examine the sacred text—not ‘honor’ it with blind reverence, says Asra Nomani. Published Feb 22, 2012

When the Killer Is a Mother

A mother—along with her husband and son—killed three girls in an “honor killing” in Canada. Asra Nomani looks at the women who target women. Published Feb 01, 2012

Perry Has a Point About the Marines

Rick Perry drew criticism this week when he said the video of the urinating Marines pales in comparison to the video of Daniel Pearl’s beheading. Asra Nomani, a friend and former colleague of Pearl’s, agrees with the former candidate. Published Jan 19, 2012

Is This Model Missing?

After riling Muslim extremists with a topless cover shoot, Veena Malik gave her fans a fright when she suddenly disappeared. Asra Q. Nomani reports on the strange case. Published Dec 18, 2011

Boycott the Muslim Show!

Another advertiser pulled out of TLC’s All-American Muslim—but it’s not because the company is ‘Islamophobic.’ It’s simply a terrible program, writes Asra Q. Nomani. Dec 15, 2011

Topless Actress Takes On Pakistan

NAKED REBELLION. With her racy magazine cover, Pakistani actress Veena Malki has inflamed her homeland—and made an important point. Published Dec 13, 2011

The Fatwa Against Bananas

FORBIDDEN FRUIT. As Asra Q. Nomani writes, fatwas have become ridiculous. See her list of the 10 most outrageous ones. Published Dec 10, 2011

Mauled by Her Husband?

A Muslim professor’s husband allegedly attacked her, suspecting her of cheating—but the community fought back. Published Jul 16, 2011

The Insult Behind Obama’s U.K. Codename

“Chalaque,” Scotland Yard’s codename for the president on his U.K. visit, means “smart aleck,” according to the British press, but it’s a much bigger putdown than that. Bernie Madoff—now that’s a real chalak, says Asra Nomani. Published May 24, 2011

Stop Defending Saudi Arabia, Obama

In pulling his punches for a supposed ally of the U.S., Asra Nomani says President Obama perpetuated America’s track record of contradiction in the region. Published May 19, 2011

Osama’s Dirty Mind

The smut in bin Laden’s compound reveals the Muslim world’s dirty secret: porn is rife, everyone looks at it—and the U.S. finds it in militants’ hideouts all the time. Published May 14, 2011

Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan Haven

It’s not shocking that Osama bin Laden was found in a comfortable Pakistan mansion—what’s shocking is that the U.S. pretends the country isn’t a harbor for terrorists. Published May 02, 2011

Playboy’s Muslim Cover Girl: Does Sila Sahin Help Women?

Actress Sila Sahin has sparked outrage as the first Turkish woman to pose for Playboy—but perhaps her rebellion will inspire other Muslims to define modesty and honor for themselves, says Asra Q. Nomani. Published May 01, 2011

The Left’s Peter King Lynch Mob

Liberals complain that the hearings on American Muslims were a racist blame game. But they trashed anyone trying to tell the truth about the radicalization of Islam. Published Mar 11, 2011

Profile Me, Please! King’s Muslim Hearings Are No Witch Hunt

Far from being harassment, Rep. Peter King’s upcoming hearings are a chance for U.S. Muslims to acknowledge the local extremism that has caused some young men to go fight in Somalia, writes Asra Q. Nomani. Published Mar 07, 2011

New Details About Daniel Pearl’s Murder

A 3 1/2 year investigation into the kidnapping and murder of the American journalist shows that 27 men were involved in the crime—and 14 of them remain free on the streets of Pakistan. Asra Q. Nomani, Barbara Feinman Todd | Published Jan 19, 2011

Christian Mom Faces Execution

Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother of five, is sitting in a Pakistani jail awaiting a death sentence for blaspheming the prophet Muhammad—and an appeal by the pope hasn’t saved her. Asra Nomani on a horrifying case. Published Dec 14, 2010

Airport Security: Let’s Profile Muslims

In the wake of yet another Muslim terror plot, we can’t ignore the threat profile any longer—or the solution. Asra Q. Nomani argues the case for religious and racial profiling. Published Nov 28, 2010

Ground Zero Circus

As the President and others appealed for tolerance and calm, protesters gathered in Lower Manhattan to commemorate 9/11 and to demonstrate for and against a proposed Muslim center. Asra Q. Nomani reports. Published Sep 12, 2010

Get Over the Quran Burning

As a Florida pastor calls off a Quran-burning bonfire on 9/11, The Daily Beast’s Asra Q. Nomani, herself a Muslim, says there are a few brutal passages in the Quran that should go up in smoke. Published Sep 08, 2010

Rift Imperils Ground Zero Mosque

New revelations about the owner of the mosque building near ground zero could mean a split between him and the project’s influential imam, making it unlikely to ever get built. Published Aug 29, 2010

The Mosque Is the New Balloon Boy

With less than $9,000 raised and a chaotic PR strategy, the “ground zero mosque” is nowhere close to becoming a reality. Asra Q. Nomani on why the media frenzy is this summer’s Balloon Boy. Published Aug 23, 2010

The Money Behind the Mosque

Far from fundraising juggernaut with ties to Ahmadinejad, the planned Islamic center near ground zero has less than $9,000 in the bank—raised by a group of Muslim-American moms. Asra Q. Nomani reports. Published Aug 20, 2010

A Muslim Questions the Mosque

A furious debate is raging over the so-called Ground Zero mosque. Asra Q. Nomani on why Muslims like her share the same fears about their own community as Tea Partiers do. Published Aug 09, 2010

What Hogwarts Can Teach Muslims

Actress Afshan Azad was allegedly threatened with death for dating a Hindu. Asra Nomani argues that women will suffer until intolerant Muslims absorb some of the values of Harry Potter . Published Jul 04, 2010

Showdown at the Mosque

When Asra Q. Nomani and other women attempted to pray at Virginia’s notorious “9/11 mosque,” an explosive scene ensued. Inside the protest movement dividing Muslim Americans. Published May 17, 2010

The Would-Be Bomber’s Wife

The wife of the accused Times Square bomber lived a suburban life of shopping and Everybody Loves Raymond—until her handsome young husband became a monster. Asra Q. Nomani goes inside the world of Huma Mian. Published May 06, 2010

The Tantric Sex in Avatar

Critics are praising the epic film’s social significance, but Asra Q. Nomani says its sex scene—accurate to the ancient Tantric tradition—is truly award-worthy. Published Mar 04, 2010

Let These Women Pray!

In an uprising reminiscent of the lunch-counter protests of the 1960s, women at one of Washington D.C.’s most popular mosques are copying the tactics of the civil-rights movement, and refusing to follow rules that ban them from praying with the men. Asra Q. Nomani on the arrest threats and outrage that followed. Published Feb 27, 2010

Inside the Gunman’s Mosque

The alleged Fort Hood gunman had revealed a hard-line Islamist streak to acquaintances in the Muslim Community Center that he made his mosque. The Daily Beast’s Asra Q. Nomani reports. Published Nov 07, 2009

Honor Killing on Main Street

The murder of a 20-year-old Muslim girl by her father in an Arizona parking lot is a reminder that, even in America, some women pay the ultimate price for Western freedoms. Asra Q. Nomani on the hateful strain of Islam that’s thriving. Published Nov 04, 2009