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Why did the doctor ask if we have a gun in the house at my toddler’s checkup? Because this is America

After taking my daughter to the paediatrician, I was left wondering if I want to raise her in a country obsessed with the right to own deadly weapons, says Arwa Mahdawi

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Banning abortions is just the start – next the US right want to outlaw contraception

Jacky Eubanks wants to be a Michigan senator – and to ban contraception. And she’s not the only one, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Who’s to blame for the US baby milk crisis? Not mothers who can’t be bothered to breastfeed

The simple answer to why the world’s richest country is suffering a nationwide infant formula shortage is corporate greed, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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What unites conservatives in the US and the UK? Terrible solutions to the cost of living crisis

Get a better job! Work until you’re 73! From Rachel Maclean to Laura Ingraham, rightwingers love to offer out-of-touch solutions, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Orange juice on cereal? I wish that was the worst food combination around ...

A study shows 15 million Americans have tried it – but there are some boundaries that should never be crossed, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Overturning Roe v Wade will destroy our civil rights – so don’t ask us to be ‘civil’

There has been outrage that protesters turned up outside the home of supreme court judges. But what is more shocking – peaceful demonstrations or forcing women to give birth, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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What have I learned from moving house? There are five stages of flatpack-furniture grief

I refuse to pay for someone to assemble it for me, so I am stuck going through this cycle of emotions until I learn to accept my shoddy handiwork, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The US may not share Britain’s obsession with class – but it hates women every bit as much

Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have an unpleasant amount in common with Angela Rayner, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Female politicians are routinely belittled on both sides of the Atlantic

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Elon Musk will make Twitter worse – and it’s already a cesspit of Nazis and killjoys

I am hopelessly addicted to Twitter, despite its many faults, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Musk’s takeover, and the likely return of Donald Trump, fills me with dread

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I take little interest in men’s balls. Unlike Tucker Carlson …

The Fox News pundit is promoting an unusual solution for the apparent crisis in masculinity – testicle tanning to boost testosterone, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Ivanka Trump is helping Ukrainian refugees – it’s a far cry from her days palling around with oligarchs

The former president’s daughter has announced she helped deliver more than a million meals to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. How things have changed since the Abramovich party days, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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What have I learned from my child’s bedtime stories? Celebrities should stop writing them

From Whoopi Goldberg to Jimmy Fallon, everyone seems to think they can write a great kids’ book, but very few people can, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Admire Volodymyr Zelenskiy all you like. But please don’t treat him as a heart-throb

Yes, he’s inspiring. Yes, he’s calm under pressure. But even he doesn’t want his picture hanging on your wall, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Trigger warning: this column contains reporting of rightwing stupidity

Advising that a Hemingway novel contains ‘graphic fishing scenes’ sounds overzealous – but being over-sensitive is hardly the worst problem we face today, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Why does Putin have superfans among the US right wing?

The Russian leader is an autocrat with a homophobic and misogynistic worldview. No wonder he is admired by so many Republicans, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Finally the great Gay Agenda is working! Twice as many of us now identify as LGBTQ+

The first time I kissed a woman in public, a stranger tried to hit me. But gen Zers are enjoying the hard-won freedom to be themselves – and it’s beautiful, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Fake news alert! Donald Trump’s new social media app is a triumph

The former president’s media venture, Truth Social has got off to a rocky start – with technical problems and potential legal issues to boot, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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I’m putting my foot down – only barbarians wear shoes inside

I’m not a hygiene freak but I draw the line at walking dirt into houses. And don’t get me started on suitcases on beds, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Adidas’s new ad campaign has sparked controversy – but anything that normalises nipples is OK with me

The sportswear brand is using 25 pairs of breasts to market its new range of bras. It’s a shameless attention grab and I’m all in favour, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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The humble recorder is equal to any other instrument

Letter: Judith Abbs says Arwa Mahdawi’s criticism of the recorder strikes the wrong note

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The whole world should be worried by the ‘siege of Ottawa’. This is about much more than a few anti-vaxx truckers

How did this ‘grassroots’ rebellion paralyse the Canadian capital? With funding from the far right and a boost from Facebook misinformation, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Cancel culture is real but it’s not the ‘woke mob’ you should worry about

Books deemed anti-church or containing LGBTQ issues are bring banned across the US at a terrifying rate by the conservative right, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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M&M’s have had a ‘progressive’ makeover – could this be feminism’s sweetest victory?

The chocolate characters are getting new footwear to promote inclusivity. And conservative pundits are furious, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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My baby screeches like a banshee and my heart melts. What have I become?

You know that previously sensible friend who now beams every time her perfect child farts? Reader, that’s me, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Which is more dysfunctional – the US or the UK? I’ve created a Global Embarrassment Index to figure it out

Living in the US, I have always seized every opportunity to insist things are better in Blighty. But now both countries look ludicrous, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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