Noor Noman

MSNBC Columnist

Noor Noman is a freelance journalist in New York City who has worked as a writer, editor, producer and presenter. He focuses on the intersection of culture and politics, particularly LGBTQ issues, feminism and race. His coverage also focuses on South Asia, which led him to pursue an M.Phil. in South Asian studies at the University of Oxford. He has worked at Bloomberg, Mic and Brut, among other places.

 

Noor Noman is a freelance journalist in New York City who has worked as a writer, editor, producer and presenter. He focuses on the intersection of culture and politics, particularly LGBTQ issues, feminism and race. His coverage also focuses on South Asia, which led him to pursue an M.Phil. in South Asian studies at the University of Oxford. He has worked at Bloomberg, Mic and Brut, among other places.

 

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Zohran Mamdani said the quiet part out loud. Finally.

The New York City mayoral candidate released a video about his identity as a Muslim and the galling Islamophobia he has endured during his campaign.
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Andrea Gibson taught us how to grieve — and how to resist this political moment

Andrea Gibson, the poet laureate of Colorado and one of America’s best contemporary poets, died on Monday at age 49, after navigating an ovarian cancer diagnosis for the last four years.
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Transitioning under this administration is an act of resistance — and joy

Trump and MAGA Republicans are obsessed with targeting America’s tiny population of trans people. This personal account of medically transitioning while Trump takes office, during Pride 2025, shines light on the complexities of this moment.
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Pedro Pascal is the model of masculinity America needs

Pedro Pascal's recent comments at Cannes Film Festival about Trump's rampant deportations set a valuable standard for true masculinity.
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The 'No Other Land' Oscars speech accomplished a remarkable feat

Sunday's best documentary Oscar winner “No Other Land” covers the forced expulsions of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank from a vantage point largely unexplored in the world of U.S.-focused Western cinema.
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Jane Fonda just showed us how to respond to Donald Trump

Jane Fonda used her acceptance speech for the Life Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild awards show to rebuke President Donald Trump.
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Beyoncé’s album of the year win is a tip of the hat to those who snubbed her

Beyoncé is the fourth black woman in history to win a Grammy for album of the year and the first since Lauryn Hill won for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” in 1999.
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The new Meta policy makes social media a dangerous place for people like me

Mark Zuckerberg's decision to make policy changes to Meta platforms Instagram and Facebook will have real-world consequences for many LGBTQ users who are are four times more likely than cisgender people to be “victims of violent crime.”
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Why Maggie Smith’s turn on ‘Downton Abbey’ was the best acting in a generation

British actor Maggie Smith, who died Friday at 89, may have been best known for her roles in the Harry Potter franchise and the series 'Downton Abbey.'
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Why the drought’s finally over for thirsty Oasis fans

Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher of Oasis have reunited at a time when the world is in desperate need of what the Britpop band has embodied.
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The GOP’s racist attacks on Kamala Harris reveal a painful paradox for people like me

When Trump questioned whether Vice President Kamala Harris was “Black enough,” he was poking at a preposterous trope that plagues so many mixed-race people, including me.
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