Selected Works
Data Journalism
Trump Campaign Paid His Businesses Another $293,000 At The End Of 2016
Forbes, Feb. 2, 2017
2016 Vs. 2012: How Trump's Win And Clinton's Votes Stack Up To Romney And Obama
Forbes, Dec. 29, 2016
This Year's Top Presidential Campaigns Spent Over $1B -- Here's Where It All Went
Forbes, Nov. 4, 2016
Emojis
The Top Emojis of Ramadan: A Global Analysis 🌙🙏🏽❤️
PRISMOJI, June 2, 2017
The Resistance Will Be Emojified
Emojipedia, Feb. 6, 2017
* Related: Emoji data science in R: A tutorial; coverage in Mashable
The Top Emojis of Election Day 2016
PRISMOJI, Nov. 25, 2016
Hearts, Snakes, and DJ Khaled: 6 ways emoji data science explains pop culture (and your world)
PRISMOJI, Aug. 10, 2016
* Related: Coverage in VICE (Motherboard)
The Emojis of Great Brexit
VICE (Motherboard), June 30, 2016
Technology
Neither here nor there: On losing my Snapchat best friend
The Islamic Monthly, June 24, 2015
Drones are not dangerous: Normalization, New Journalism, and the New Drone Culture
The State, Dec. 18, 2013
SXSW 2013: This revolution is brought to you by…
The Washington Post, Mar. 11, 2013
What Does the Future Of Innovation Look Like? Thought Leaders At 'The Intersection' Give Us a Glimpse
PolicyMic, Jan. 28, 2013
Human Immortality: Singularity Summit Looks Forward to the Day That Humans Can Live Forever
PolicyMic, Oct. 15, 2012
Investigative Journalism
21 Shots and the Pursuit of Justice: An Imam Dies in Michigan
The Huffington Post, Mar. 14, 2010
Death of a Detroit Imam Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
The Huffington Post, Nov. 5, 2009
Politics
'Captain America fought fascism' – Dispatches from the Inauguration of Donald Trump
The Nation (Pakistan), January 27, 2017
Gonzo dispatches from the New Hampshire Primary
Medium, June 19, 2016
How the US falsely accused a Palestinian teacher of aiding terror
Electronic Intifada, October 1, 2014
Identity, Consciousness, and the Global War on Terror
Counterpunch, June 21-23, 2013
Sam Harris and the New Islamophobes, Deconstructed
Religion Dispatches, May 2, 2013
The Ron Paul Effect: How the GOP Threw the Election By Disenfranchising Ron Paul Supporters
PolicyMic, Nov. 8, 2012
Ron Paul’s Voter Base Doubled Since 2008, Analysis Reveals
PolicyMic, Mar. 11, 2012
‘Ground Zero Mosque’: Islamophobic extremists are fueling the controversy
The Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 4, 2010
In the Name of Hope: Perpetual War and the Nobel Peace Prize
The Huffington Post, Oct. 19, 2009
Hope, Hype, and the Many Faces of Barack Obama
The Huffington Post, Oct. 2, 2009
White Rivers, Brown Skin, and Black Deeds
The Huffington Post, Sept. 3, 2009
The audacity to hope – for more
The Michigan Daily, Oct. 30, 2008
A Generation Defined by War: The Broken Record Continues
Counterpunch, May 14, 2008
Pakistan and the American Dream
The Columbia Spectator, Nov. 9, 2007
Looking back: One Year After September 11th
The Mirror International, Sept. 11, 2002
In the Press
Creating a Secular Space for Muslim American Storytelling
WGBH News (NPR), Mar. 3, 2016
Reclaiming What It Means to Be Muslim, One Open Mic at a Time
VICE, Feb. 22, 2016
What It Means To Be Muslim in America
The Huffington Post, April 6, 2015
Defying Stereotypes, Young Muslim Writers Find Community Onstage
The Daily Beast, Oct. 12, 2014
#MuslimApologies on Twitter Respond to Stereotypes
ABC News, Sept. 26, 2014
Islam, the American Way
The Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 16, 2014
Words Count
Findings, Spring 2011
Selected Academic & Industry Publications
Facebook. (2015). Measuring Campaign Effectiveness: Making Search Work Harder.
* presented at Search Insider Summit in December 2015
Peciña, M., Azhar, H., Love, T.M., Lu, T.T., Fredrickson, B.L., Stohler, C.S., Zubieta, J.K. (2013). Personality Trait Predictors of Placebo Analgesia and Neurobiological Correlates. Neuropsychopharmacology, 38(4):639-646.
Data Journalism
Trump Campaign Paid His Businesses Another $293,000 At The End Of 2016
Forbes, Feb. 2, 2017
2016 Vs. 2012: How Trump's Win And Clinton's Votes Stack Up To Romney And Obama
Forbes, Dec. 29, 2016
This Year's Top Presidential Campaigns Spent Over $1B -- Here's Where It All Went
Forbes, Nov. 4, 2016
Emojis
The Top Emojis of Ramadan: A Global Analysis 🌙🙏🏽❤️
PRISMOJI, June 2, 2017
The Resistance Will Be Emojified
Emojipedia, Feb. 6, 2017
* Related: Emoji data science in R: A tutorial; coverage in Mashable
The Top Emojis of Election Day 2016
PRISMOJI, Nov. 25, 2016
Hearts, Snakes, and DJ Khaled: 6 ways emoji data science explains pop culture (and your world)
PRISMOJI, Aug. 10, 2016
* Related: Coverage in VICE (Motherboard)
The Emojis of Great Brexit
VICE (Motherboard), June 30, 2016
Technology
Neither here nor there: On losing my Snapchat best friend
The Islamic Monthly, June 24, 2015
Drones are not dangerous: Normalization, New Journalism, and the New Drone Culture
The State, Dec. 18, 2013
SXSW 2013: This revolution is brought to you by…
The Washington Post, Mar. 11, 2013
What Does the Future Of Innovation Look Like? Thought Leaders At 'The Intersection' Give Us a Glimpse
PolicyMic, Jan. 28, 2013
Human Immortality: Singularity Summit Looks Forward to the Day That Humans Can Live Forever
PolicyMic, Oct. 15, 2012
Investigative Journalism
21 Shots and the Pursuit of Justice: An Imam Dies in Michigan
The Huffington Post, Mar. 14, 2010
Death of a Detroit Imam Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
The Huffington Post, Nov. 5, 2009
Politics
'Captain America fought fascism' – Dispatches from the Inauguration of Donald Trump
The Nation (Pakistan), January 27, 2017
Gonzo dispatches from the New Hampshire Primary
Medium, June 19, 2016
How the US falsely accused a Palestinian teacher of aiding terror
Electronic Intifada, October 1, 2014
Identity, Consciousness, and the Global War on Terror
Counterpunch, June 21-23, 2013
Sam Harris and the New Islamophobes, Deconstructed
Religion Dispatches, May 2, 2013
The Ron Paul Effect: How the GOP Threw the Election By Disenfranchising Ron Paul Supporters
PolicyMic, Nov. 8, 2012
Ron Paul’s Voter Base Doubled Since 2008, Analysis Reveals
PolicyMic, Mar. 11, 2012
‘Ground Zero Mosque’: Islamophobic extremists are fueling the controversy
The Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 4, 2010
In the Name of Hope: Perpetual War and the Nobel Peace Prize
The Huffington Post, Oct. 19, 2009
Hope, Hype, and the Many Faces of Barack Obama
The Huffington Post, Oct. 2, 2009
White Rivers, Brown Skin, and Black Deeds
The Huffington Post, Sept. 3, 2009
The audacity to hope – for more
The Michigan Daily, Oct. 30, 2008
A Generation Defined by War: The Broken Record Continues
Counterpunch, May 14, 2008
Pakistan and the American Dream
The Columbia Spectator, Nov. 9, 2007
Looking back: One Year After September 11th
The Mirror International, Sept. 11, 2002
In the Press
Creating a Secular Space for Muslim American Storytelling
WGBH News (NPR), Mar. 3, 2016
Reclaiming What It Means to Be Muslim, One Open Mic at a Time
VICE, Feb. 22, 2016
What It Means To Be Muslim in America
The Huffington Post, April 6, 2015
Defying Stereotypes, Young Muslim Writers Find Community Onstage
The Daily Beast, Oct. 12, 2014
#MuslimApologies on Twitter Respond to Stereotypes
ABC News, Sept. 26, 2014
Islam, the American Way
The Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 16, 2014
Words Count
Findings, Spring 2011
Selected Academic & Industry Publications
Facebook. (2015). Measuring Campaign Effectiveness: Making Search Work Harder.
* presented at Search Insider Summit in December 2015
Peciña, M., Azhar, H., Love, T.M., Lu, T.T., Fredrickson, B.L., Stohler, C.S., Zubieta, J.K. (2013). Personality Trait Predictors of Placebo Analgesia and Neurobiological Correlates. Neuropsychopharmacology, 38(4):639-646.