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Zahir Janmohamed

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Zahir Janmohamed is an assistant professor of English at Bowdoin College. He previously co-hosted the James Beard nominated podcast Racist Sandwich.

For Zohran Mamdani, Food Is Personal, Political, and Powerful.

In an interview with Bon Appétit, the NYC mayoral candidate talks about eating with his hands in public, jokes about the Muslim Four Loko, and how he convinced Madhur Jaffrey to be in his hip-hop video.

Debunking What Ramadan Food Means in America

Muslim Americans are creating a cuisine that’s personal and quintessentially American

Saraga Is the International Grocery Store of My Dreams

In a former Toys “R” Us, you can buy Nepali dumplings, get your eyebrows threaded, and pick up merguez sausages.