Qasim Rashid

3 days ago | qasimrashid.com | Qasim Rashid |Anat Shenker-Osorio

A deep dive into the human rights issues affecting humanity. Pulling from my experience as a human rights lawyer—I bring the receipts to disentangle fact from fiction and advance the fight for universal human rights. A deep dive into the human rights issues affecting humanity. Pulling from my experience as a human rights lawyer—I bring the receipts to disentangle fact from fiction and advance the fight for universal human rights.

4 days ago | qasimrashid.com | Qasim Rashid

Today, June 24, is the three year anniversary that U.S. Supreme Court made the unconscionable decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. In doing so, SCOTUS stripped crucial precedent and life saving healthcare access that women relied on for nearly 50 years. At the time, physicians across the country—particularly OBGYNs—sounded the alarm: this wasn’t just about ideology or politics. It was about lives. About health.

4 days ago | qasimrashid.com | Qasim Rashid

Here we go again. If you’ve been paying attention to the media’s coverage of the Trump regime’s recent illegal attack on Iran, you may have noticed something chillingly familiar. The language. The framing. The fear-mongering. It feels like it has all been done before. That’s because it has all been done before. In 2002 and 2003, Saddam Hussein allegedly had weapons of mass destruction. Now in 2025, Iran allegedly has nuclear weapons of mass destruction.

5 days ago | qasimrashid.com | Qasim Rashid

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -50:55Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. I’ve launched a new project to combat Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination titled Islam Today. Read our first post here about why we launched this project, and join us as a free or paid subscriber. (As always, no paywall, ever).

6 days ago | qasimrashid.com | Qasim Rashid

Last night, on the first night of Summer, Donald Trump announced that the United States has carried out direct attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Let’s be clear about what this means: The U.S. has unilaterally bombed a sovereign nation of 92 million people, with zero authorization from Congress, no declaration of war, and no legitimate justification under international law. This is not defense.