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Karim Shamsi-Basha
Karim Shamsi-Basha

Journalist, immigrant and storyteller exploring food, culture, and identity on a global scale.


Alabama... Stop Telling Me to Get Out

Alabama... Stop Telling Me to Get Out

After four decades in the home I chose, I’m still told to leave

Sep 27, 2026

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3 min read

My Reckoning with Atticus Finch

My Reckoning with Atticus Finch

New in Salvation South — and the two women who were children on that set

Sep 20, 2026

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2 min read

9/11 is a memory with jagged edges

9/11 is a memory with jagged edges

Twenty-five years later, the smoke has not cleared

Sep 11, 2026

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1 min read

Select All Squares Containing Me

Select All Squares Containing Me

The internet asked if I was human. I got it wrong. Twice.

Sep 4, 2026

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2 min read

Seventeen Words I've Carried for Thirty-Seven Years

Seventeen Words I've Carried for Thirty-Seven Years

I photographed Dolly Parton in 1989 without knowing a thing about country music. She has been teaching me ever since.

Aug 27, 2026

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2 min read

My Senator Called Abdul El-Sayed a Terrorist. You Know Better, Coach

My Senator Called Abdul El-Sayed a Terrorist. You Know Better, Coach

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

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Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

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