Mnar Muhawesh

Mnar Muhawesh is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Muhawesh also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Muhawesh is also a wife and mother of a rascal four year old boy, juggling her duties as a CEO and motherly tasks successfully as supermom. Contact Mnar at mnar@mintpressnews.com. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh

Watch | Combating Facebook & Google Censorship

Mnar Muhawesh discusses social media giants’ efforts to wipe independent journalism off the map and what can be done to combat this deliberate form of censorship.

December 13th, 2018

By Mnar Muhawesh Mnar Muhawesh @mnarmuh

Watch | Combating Facebook & Google Censorship

MintPress founder & editor in chief, Mnar Muhawesh, recently produced a live stream on Facebook to discuss social media giants' efforts to wipe independent journalism off the map and what we're doing to combat this deliberate form of censorship. Top Photo | A protest against events, groups and profiles blocked by Facebook in front of

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Starving Off-Camera: In Yemen 20 Million Fuel the Saudi-US-NATO War Machine

Within days of starting the war, Saudi Arabia imposed a total land, air and sea blockade, along with targeting vital agriculture and food supply infrastructure that sustains life for the 29 million Yemenis — all of which constitute war crimes under international law.

September 10th, 2018

By Mnar Muhawesh Mnar Muhawesh @mnarmuh and
Ahmed Abdulrahman

Starving Off-Camera: In Yemen 20 Million Fuel the Saudi-US-NATO War Machine

The UN estimates that nearly 20 million Yemenis could die of starvation by the end of this year. That’s about 70 percent of the entire population. That horrific number includes more than 2 million children who are

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Ahmed Abdulrahman

Ahmed Abdulrahman is a Yemeni journalist, activist and translator based in Sanaa, Yemen.

Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy Introduces NDAA Amendment to Defund US Involvement in Yemen War

This congressional pushback against Trump comes just a few days after Saudi Arabia targeted and bombed a school bus filled with children in northern Yemen, killing over 50 civilians, 44 of them children. Images of the burnt bodies of children caused international outrage among human-rights groups.

August 20th, 2018

By Mnar Muhawesh Mnar Muhawesh @mnarmuh

Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy Introduces NDAA Amendment to Defund US Involvement in Yemen War

WASHINGTON -- Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) is trying to pass an amendment to the Trump Administration's National Defense Appropriations Act

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With MSM AWOL on Yemen, MintPress News Series To Give Yemenis Back Their Voice

What’s really happening in the poorest country in the Middle East is a test of our humanity — a catastrophic, perfect storm of suffering and death, and the most horrific genocide you’ve likely never heard of.

April 19th, 2018

By Mnar Muhawesh Mnar Muhawesh @mnarmuh

With MSM AWOL on Yemen, MintPress News Series To Give Yemenis Back Their Voice

SANA’A, Yemen -- As the U.S.-Saudi-led war against Yemen enters its third year, the people of this coffin-shaped nation on the Arabian peninsula find themselves struggling not only to survive but to be seen and heard by a mainstream media that is preoccupied with war in neighboring Syria, the resumption of Cold War-like tensions with Russia, and

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Facebook And Google Are Censoring Us. Here’s How You Can Help

While Facebook, Google, and others ramp up their efforts to make watchdog journalism algorithmically disappear, we’re ramping up our efforts to circumvent censorship. The state of our free press is on life support, and we need your help to save it.

February 11th, 2018

By Mnar Muhawesh Mnar Muhawesh @mnarmuh

Facebook And Google Are Censoring Us. Here’s How You Can Help

MintPress News, and all independent media for that matter, are being censored and harassed like never before by the 1% — more specifically by Facebook and Google — platforms where the majority of the public get

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NATO’s “War On Terror” Leaves Famine, Disease In Its Wake In Africa

Resource exploitation, military occupation and so-called “anti-terror” efforts led by Western countries are destabilizing several countries in Africa, leading to widespread starvation and sickness for millions of people. Famine has become a daily fact of life for many in Somalia, South Sudan and elsewhere in Africa.

August 01st, 2017

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NATO’s “War On Terror” Leaves Famine, Disease In Its Wake In Africa

Most of us living in the West have never known hunger. In America, food shelves are easily accessed by the most vulnerable of society. Despite living in a time where there is a global surplus of food, millions of people around the world are still suffering from famine. If you follow mainstream media coverage about these

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Opposing Views Aren’t Mutually Exclusive – The Controversy Over Caitlin Johnstone

Even among the progressive movement, divergent views can sometimes lead to misunderstanding and distrust. This is greatly illustrated by the controversy surrounding journalist Caitlin Johnstone, who has been alternately described as a “fake lefty” and a political pragmatist.

July 31st, 2017

By Mnar Muhawesh Mnar Muhawesh @mnarmuh

Opposing Views Aren’t Mutually Exclusive – The Controversy Over Caitlin Johnstone

In the past two weeks, MintPress News has published two differing op-eds on the topic of left-right alliances. Both articles questioned if such alliances are an effective way to challenge the establishment. It sparked heated discussion and caused quite the firestorm online. The first article, titled “

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