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Rummana Hussain

Chicago

Editorial Board Member and Columnist at Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial Board member/Columnist @Suntimes. Previously, assistant metro editor & criminal courts reporter repeatedly mistaken for the Spanish interpreter.

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  • 2 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Rummana Hussain

    If you saw Brown people staring at their phones and calling out “wah, wah” within the last few days, I can tell you they were likely South Asians expressing their delight and admiration.

  • 1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Rummana Hussain

    When Shah Rukh Khan walked the blue carpet with daffodil motifs at the Met Gala earlier this month, it wasn’t the first time the Bollywood legend went unrecognized on our shores. “King Khan,” or SRK as the Indian actor is affectionately known to his fans, didn’t seem to mind. The New Delhi native went with the flow and played against type as a “very shy” and"extremely nervous” wallflower chatting with the charity event’s livestream hosts, Teyana Taylor and Ego Nwodim.

  • 1 month ago | flipboard.com | Rummana Hussain

    3 hours agoJoin my channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzI8K9xO_5E-4iCP7Km6cRQ/join For more news and updates, download the Beatroot News App: https://www.beatrootnews.com/download Follow Faye D’Souza on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fayedsouza Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fayedsouza Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FayeDSouzaOfficial

  • 2 months ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Rummana Hussain

    Sadhvi Ritambhara is a Brown woman I find unsettling and offensive. But because she’s not an undocumented laborer “stealing” a working-class job or condemning Israel’s bombing of Palestinians, she might not scare off xenophobes and patronizing liberals deft at accommodating casual anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry.

  • 2 months ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Rummana Hussain

    Sadhvi Ritambhara is a Brown woman I find unsettling and offensive. But because she’s not an undocumented laborer “stealing” a working-class job or condemning Israel’s bombing of Palestinians, she might not scare off xenophobes and patronizing liberals deft at accommodating casual anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry.

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Rummana Hussain
Rummana Hussain @rummanahussain
14 Jun 25

Desis in the Chicago area & elsewhere have their eyes on @ZohranKMamdani as he vies to become New York's next mayor. I didn't realize Mamdani, formerly a rapper, was the guy who did the ode to his Nani in 2019. He's still going viral. My latest: https://t.co/xxShFMnwe1

Rummana Hussain
Rummana Hussain @rummanahussain
20 May 25

RT @CSTGuild: The Sun-Times Guild is aware of the third-party “summer guide” content in the Sunday, May 18 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times…

Rummana Hussain
Rummana Hussain @rummanahussain
17 May 25

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: https://t.co/mEyJBO3VmI