Ammar Ahmad, Author at The Michigan Daily

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Michigan in Color

From Damascus to limbo

by Ammar Ahmad August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Moving I was born in Damascus, Syria and spent 10 years of my childhood there. The 10 years were before my consciousness really ripened, so all that’s left are dream-like fragments in my psyche. My tongue was the first to assimilate and I was eager to forget my heritage. This repression was a means of […]

Digital illustration of an emoticon ball colored as the Russian flag with a black bar across the eyes.

Contextualizing Russophobia amidst the Ukraine War

by Ammar Ahmad July 12, 2023October 27, 2023

A person’s face, with only their green hair and a single, bloodshot eye visible. The person’s silhouette is filled with collaged illustrations of a rainbow pride flag, ADHD medications, boba tea, a “Parental Advisory: Explicit Content” sign, a condom, and various social media apps. Sunflowers surround the figure.

Gen Z’s metamorphosis of the intellectual

by Ammar Ahmad June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

Quote from column that reads: When you talk to these individuals, you are presuming that there’s a conversation to be had. That immediately allows them to feel as though their ideas stand on an intellectual footing that’s worthy of acknowledgment. You are essentially telling them, “You deserve my time and attention.”

Ignore the people with the signs

by Ammar Ahmad June 14, 2023June 26, 2023

Central female figure representing Syria portrayed in a determined pose, holding a globe of the Middle East in one hand. With the other hand, she is planting the Syrian flag on a grassy hill.

Navigating the trials and triumphs of Syrian reintegration

by Ammar Ahmad May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Illustration of a protestor holding a sign that says "We need less government" in front of the White House. Behind the protest are faceless figures representing major corporations egging the protestor on.

Reimagining freedom in modern corporate America

by Ammar Ahmad May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Digital art illustration of President Ebrahim Raisi and Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands under the Chinese flag while Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden peer from the corner looking spiteful and jealous. Drawn in a realistic simple style.

Recent peaceful developments in the Middle East threaten Israeli and U.S. dominance in the region

by Ammar Ahmad April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

Caricature bust of Andrew Tate looking upward as a crowd of his fans below stare at him with wide eyes.

Collective action is poison to the manosphere

by Ammar Ahmad March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

A group of people smiling as money rains down in front of them.

Corporate DEI: The commodification of diversity

by Ammar Ahmad March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

Illustration of Hoover-ville tents surrounding the front of the Victims of Communism museum.

What is neo-McCarthyism?

by Ammar Ahmad March 7, 2023March 23, 2023