Sanaa Ansari Khan

Sanaa Ansari Khan is a licensed attorney based in Washington, D.C. She has worked on civil rights and digital rights over the last two decades, and is currently the Director of Advocacy at Muslim Counterpublics Lab, where she analyzes the criminalization and suppression of Muslim political narratives. Her guide for activists navigating terrorism smears is set to be published by Muslim Counterpublics Lab this fall.

Items by Sanaa Ansari Khan

- August 17, 2026 Sanaa Ansari Khan
Attacks on Muslim American candidates reflect an American parochial history driven by fanatical supremacists in power

There’s a lot of discourse lately around the anti-Muslim rhetoric thrown at Muslims running for office. From Abdul El-Sayed to Zohran Mamdani, attacks on Muslim candidates on the basis of their religious and ethnic identities have been extensively catalogued. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) called El-Sayed a “terrorist.” Rep. Nancy Mace…

Sanaa Ansari Khan

Items by Sanaa Ansari Khan

Attacks on Muslim American candidates reflect an American parochial history driven by fanatical supremacists in power

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