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Asma Khalid

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Co-Host @BBCWorld The Global Story 🎧🎙️• @NPR alum • Former WH correspondent • Hoosier 💛• Email: asma.khalid@bbc.com • Insta: asma_journo • Signal: asmamk.11

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1Dec 2, '23VP Harris gave remarks today in Dubai that were among the more nuanced comments I’ve heard from the Biden admin about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. They were the VP’s most320×1.2M4.1k752585
2Oct 12, '23Americans also remain trapped in Gaza. One of them is Wafaa Abuzayda of Massachusetts, who spoke to Morning Edition.236×873k4.7k1.3k169
3Jul 25, '24“What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating …” VP Harris said in remarks after meeting Israeli PM Netanyahu. “We cannot look away in the face of these trage194×720k1.4k24672
4Dec 12, '23Here’s exactly what POTUS said about Israel near the end of his campaign reception today. No cameras in the room but this is from the official transcript.184×680k1.6k590666
5Apr 2, '24This is a fascinating interview. And at the end - Aaron David Miller says out loud what countless Muslim and Arab-Americans have told me, including some who’ve met with the Preside161×596k3.1k962284
6Aug 22, '24There will be no Palestinian-American voices on stage at the United Center here in Cook County — home to the largest Palestinian population in America.97.5×361k2.5k756100
7Apr 7, '25How Princeton University is navigating the loss of federal funding74.8×277k4.9k806374
8Feb 13, '23Some days at work are more exciting than others. Yes, that is Bono at the NPR Tiny Desk concert! 🎉52×192k1.6k11510
9Oct 16, '23“It’s becoming impossible to report from Gaza … Journalists are trying to report the news while fleeing for their lives” This story includes the invaluable perspective of my NPR co47.9×177k1.3k52278
11Jul 10, '23Personal news! Am joining @ABC as a contributor. Had my first live hit this morning from London. (Don’t worry NPR listeners, I’m also staying in your ears! But now you’ll also be a45.7×169k3.6k594
12Sep 30, '20Okay, for those of you wondering - did Joe Biden really drop an “inshallah” with the appropriate sarcastic usage? Yes, he did. I confirmed with his campaign - that is indeed what t43.3×032k4.4k1.3k
13Jul 17, '25Some personal news — I’m leaving NPR next month (More on that in a moment). I walked into NPR as an intern in the fall of 2007. And fell in love with the power of audio. Thank you 42.7×158k3k11773
16May 31, '22BTS in the White House briefing room today (and @BrianDeeseNEC )13.5×09.7k2k271
17Nov 9, '16So, looks like Trump won white working class, white college-educated, young whites, and old whites. #ElectionDay12.2×05.1k3.2k0
18Mar 25, '21So many women have miscarriages and Nobody at work knows. They go to work the next day, no time off. Schedule a D&C as if it’s a routine doc appointment. This is groundbreaking11.6×08.3k1.7k61
19Mar 4, '25I may be a cynic about DC and the random people you meet. But sometimes strangers surprise me. Just now, almost sunset. A young guy on the metro taps me: You fasting? He asked. And11.1×41k1.3k5111
20Jun 22, '20I'm thrilled that news outlets want to hire more journos to cover race. But I also wish there was just as much of a focus on making sure beats like biz/politics/tech/health were mo9.9×07.6k1.3k26
21Oct 27, '16I've covered a lot of political rallies - I haven seen many where the crowd was THIS excited.9.9×05.3k2.1k1
22Aug 16, '18Ahead of one of the most historic gubernatorial races in Georgia history, there's plans to close 75 percent of polling locations in a majority black county.9.7×02.5k3.2k26
23Apr 10, '21Some things change. Some things remain the same. My dad got pulled over the other day in our home town, and the officer-in-training proceeded to tell him - “you don’t look like an 9.4×06.9k1.2k43
24Nov 9, '16National exit polls are showing a Brexit-like vote in which people under the age of 40 went Clinton, over the age of 40 went Trump.8.9×02.8k2.9k0
26Jan 24, '22And that’s a wrap! My first time hosting @npratc 🙏‼️📻 🎉 Thanks for listening (and if didn’t —- go find it on your phone!!)6.2×06.3k604
27Jan 14, '21These two tweets give you a glimpse of how a “death threat” is seen as paralyzing to some and just another Wednesday to others.5.7×03.9k99051
28Aug 1, '25Last Show! Join us live on the radio on Here & Now 📻 🎙️ It has been such a privilege to bring you the news at NPR all these years. Thanks for putting your trust in me. If has5.6×21k1.2k426
29Mar 16, '20When Bernie Sanders talks about being opposed to authoritarianism – including America’s allies in UAE and Saudi Arabia - it might seem like a minor point. But for years no presiden5.3×04.2k69815
30Jan 7, '20I increasingly do not understand how people raise children without the help of their family + friends. I could not do my job without all the help I’ve gotten.5.2×04.5k21527
31Jan 18, '19I got prayer rugs in my living room. It’s unreal.5.0×04.4k3504
32Sep 16, '21Really, I’m not sure how @POTUS doesn’t notice this row of reporters, ha!4.7×04.5k10721
33Dec 27, '21.@SabrinaSiddiqui and I have been trying to take a picture together for months. Just two Muslim women covering the White House. No big deal.4.1×04k1357
34Nov 15, '20Biden’s transition staff is roughly half POC and half women. Out of approximately 200 staff at this point - the transition team reports: - 46% are people of color - 52% are women3.9×03.4k28913
35Feb 27, '20This is huge. I don’t think there’s ever been a ban on Hajj travel like this.3.8×02.1k88018
36Sep 13, '19Buttigieg talking about coming out is really a story we have never heard on the national debate stage in a presidential election. Every so often, it's easy to forget how novel that3.6×03.1k3617
37Nov 5, '16Behind Jay Z, screen flashes with an American flag says "bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"3.4×01.3k1.1k0
38May 17, '21Back from maternity leave. (So many mixed emotions 🤗😭) Starting a new job in the morning - covering the Biden administration as one of NPR’s White House correspondents. Send your3.2×03.1k359
39Apr 13, '17Overheard in the newsroom: Did we just drop a bomb on Afghanistan? Someone else: We're not even at war there? Sums it up.2.9×01.5k7550
40Sep 20, '20Following news of the death of RBG, ActBlue says it raised $91.4 million from 8:00 p.m. ET Friday, September 18, through the end of Saturday, September 19. On Saturday, donors set 2.7×01.9k42217
41May 16, '21The most fascinating part of watching how Biden is navigating this crisis is how little his public position (though certainly more muted) differs from the last occupant of the Whit2.5×01.6k41623
42Jan 28, '22This afternoon is my last day guest hosting @npratc It has been an absolute JOY and privilege to be in your 🎧 all week. Thank you for listening 🙏2.4×02.4k81
43Nov 28, '16This @NewYorker cartoon made me chuckle. #facts2.4×01.1k6840
44Jan 15, '21Interrupting this maternity leave for some exciting news! Will be joining the stellar @nprpolitics White House team with @scottdetrow2.3×02.3k272
45Oct 6, '20Biden on tonight's NBC townhall: What’s this macho thing – I’m not going to wear masks. What’s the big deal?2.3×01.7k2097
46Nov 2, '22Good morning ☀️ President Biden plans to deliver *another* speech about democracy tonight from Union Station in Washington DC. His last major speech about the threat to democracy w2.2×077014911
47May 8, '20My Indiana office mates.2.2×02.2k478
48Mar 8, '20New endorsements on this Sunday morning. Kamala Harris for —-> Biden Jesse Jackson for —> Sanders2.0×01.3k23812
49Mar 3, '22Update! OMG - the rings have been found!! My husband discovered them behind the toddler’s bed 🤦‍♀️🙏😬🤷‍♀️2.0×02k72
50Aug 8, '21Ha, now real talk - let’s talk about life with 2 littles in a 2-bedroom. Not pictured - the mini fridge storing baby milk below this table. The high chair that got moved to the oth2.0×01.9k574
51Dec 5, '21Prescient tweets. Just saying.2.0×01.9k5718
52Jul 26, '16Perhaps THE most popular Democrat in the arena tonight. #DemsInPhilly1.9×01.2k3590
53Sep 28, '18I wonder what it's like to grow up knowing you'll always get the benefit of the doubt.1.8×01.3k2921
54Oct 10, '16Off to tape an interview with @nprmontagne. I REPORT stuff. All Day. Every Day. #nprjournalist #MuslimsReportStuff1.8×01.4k2580
55Nov 15, '20We tried to tell you this, campaigns.1.8×01.6k8122
56Feb 25, '21Having a new baby in a city with no extended family during a pandemic has made me completely understand why people live in joint family units. Those old Boston triple deckers were 1.8×01.8k265
57Oct 29, '20Every single time I call my insurance company - I end up in a rage. Every single time. Giving birth should not be this complicated. (And, yes - buried the lead there).1.8×01.8k200
58Oct 24, '21And that’s wrap for our first feed of @NPRWeekend on this fine Sunday morning! Been a pleasure. I’ll be back in your ears again next Sunday1.8×01.8k213
59Oct 9, '20There’s a lot of talk these days about newsroom diversity. I wish I could stop thinking about it, but I can’t. And I’m realizing what some folks want isn’t diversity of thought - i1.8×01.5k14818
60Jul 26, '16Keith Ellison - the first Muslim congressman in the country and a Bernie supporter - talks to crowd about unity1.7×01.1k3620
61Nov 19, '20We got word that NPR will continue WFH through July 2021 - and I had this moment of realizing I really could have tried to pull off a “surprise baby.” My entire pregnancy, birth (h1.7×01.8k94
62Nov 23, '17The classic “how to avoid a political argument at Thanksgiving” story is always a reminder to me of how white the world of political reporting is ... Demographically - it’s unlikel1.7×01.2k2290
63Jan 20, '21The real winner of inauguration fashion today — the coats. The coats. 💯🧥1.7×01.7k462
64Jul 20, '20Tomorrow afternoon Joe Biden will speak (virtually) at the Million Muslim Votes Summit. Doesn’t seem like a big deal - but presidential nomineees don’t speak to Muslim groups. (Unl1.6×01.1k2137
65Nov 4, '20The one person who - for months - had been telling me she thought this race was much tighter than what the polls showed was my mom. She lives in the midwest.1.6×01.5k321
66Nov 10, '16My country of origin is the United States. It's also my mom's. And, my grandma's. How many generations back should I go?1.5×09512440
67Aug 15, '21The story I want to hear/read about Afghanistan that I’ve yet to see is an explanation of the intelligence mishaps. A) Was US intelligence on the ground so bad the legit had no clu1.5×01.1k17729
68Sep 13, '19Okay, real talk, why do they always have the "POC" moderators ask Q's about race/immigration? White folks can ask those Q's too.1.5×01.2k1361
69Jul 27, '21This is a Simone Biles appreciation tweet. 💯🙏 Nothing else to say.1.5×01.4k871
70Oct 12, '20I AM a part of the press. 🤔 🧕1.4×01.4k511
71Jul 19, '21One way to resist such "authoritarian garbage" (If you really believe that) would be to come on @NPR and talk about your ideas, instead of declining to be interviewed.1.4×01k755
72Sep 13, '21Heading out west. Idaho. California. And Colorado.1.4×01.4k123
73Oct 9, '18“If you’re born into a certain body, in a certain place and time, politics chooses you.” Truth.1.4×093027110
75Nov 14, '19I'm seeing a lot of stories today point out that Deval Patrick was the first black governor of Mass True. But that belies a certain reality. There have only been 2 black men electe1.4×09302277
76Dec 22, '21This photo popped up in my memories. The year was 2016. Such joy - back when people had holiday parties and took selfies in the WH sans masks. And back when I worked with @samsande1.3×01.4k60
77Mar 22, '20I - too - wish I could have been tested “out of an abundance of caution” due to my extensive travel. Would be nice.1.3×01.1k1130
78Nov 30, '18The problem is the goal is to get more votes then your Democratic opponent in your home state.1.3×01.1k991
79Apr 21, '20Today was one of those days where I have no idea how I can continue to work from home and juggle a one-year-old til June 😳1.3×01.2k142
80Dec 20, '19This Bernie Sanders statement on a Democratic debate stage is more novel than most folks realize: "US foreign policy must be about ... not just about being pro-Israel. We must be p1.2×09851404
81Oct 30, '19It is intriguing to hear Warren endorse a good night’s sleep as opposed to the usual “I’m an over-achiever” and I-sleep-5 hours-a-night-but-somehow-I-still-function narrative.1.2×01k1162
82Jun 30, '19Had to take Baby S to the ONE AND ONLY Curious George Store before we left town. After 6+ years in Boston, we’re moving today. 😔 Back to DC to cover 2020. And I’ll be back on the 1.2×01.2k20
83Apr 10, '21In other news: got my first vaccine dose yesterday! It was more emotional than I had expected. Forgot to take a shot of the shot! 💉 But here’s the aftergram - waiting in the drive1.2×01.2k80
84Aug 29, '21First time hosting an @NPR radio show live this morning! Not gonna lie - tripped up a bit with the segment clock at then beginning! (But, hey, reminds you it’s live radio!) Once we1.2×01.1k83
85Nov 8, '20The amount of junk food I’ve eaten this week is out of control. Healthy eating plan starts tomorrow! Please hold me accountable1.2×01.1k70
86Jan 7, '21One side-effect of life with a newborn — up at all hours to hear hours of @NPR coverage. In awe of so many of my colleagues, and their reporting on a crazy day, especially @HannahA1.2×01.2k51
87Oct 21, '20For the first time this 2020 presidential election cycle — Barack Obama stumps for his old VP in person. First stop - a roundtable with black men in Philly.1.1×0963942
88May 17, '18Yes, I am a grown woman. And, yes, my mom shipped me samosas over dry ice. #RamadanMubarak1.1×01.1k190
89Oct 18, '20I encourage you to read my bio. I cover US politics — and I’m in the midst of covering a presidential election. #MidwesternNice1.1×01.1k221
90Feb 27, '22Know many folks think this but still striking to hear it on TV. “This isn't a place, with all due respect, like Iraq or Afghanistan, that has seen conflict raging for decades. This1.1×09218512
91Nov 19, '20Biden was asked about the President's refusal to concede: "An incredibly damaging message is being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions," Biden said. "I don'1.1×0977815
92Sep 18, '18The thing about midwestern polite bitchiness is that I, too, am fluent in this lingo and can interpret exactly what it means - like the woman who walks up to my rental car in this 1.1×0950593
93Feb 19, '20Please do not message me about how tired I sounded on @UpFirst I AM TIRED!1.1×01.1k111
94Jul 12, '22Hello from Jerusalem! Finally got to meet @npr colleague @DanielEstrin in real life!1.1×01.1k110
95Nov 15, '21As we landed back in the US this weekend, looked out the window of AF2, and everything had a hue of golden orange! #nofilter1.0×01k216
96Feb 25, '22If you could zoom in my life between 7:30-9 am. Feeding baby, texting for SCOTUS news. Changing diaper. Giving little one puffs so he'll stay occupied. Older one swipes the puffs o1.0×01k120
97Sep 13September marks one year of hosting The Global Story! • A podcast 🎧 • A BBC World Service radio show 📻 • AND also a YouTube show📱 A huge shout-out to the team that figured out h1.0×3.7k2521
98Nov 13, '21Our final morning in Paris was a rainy one but a beautiful one, nonetheless.1.0×0984215
99Aug 17, '20A full day with my toddler is always more tiring than a week of at my job. And I am left in awe of how my mother raised 4 kids and didn’t lose her mind!1.0×0939172
100Aug 17, '20Got an email today from a listener by the name of "Khalid." He writes: "Thank you for making me proud." Proud to represent my fellow Khalids.1.0×098440
101Mar 4, '21Did my part to avoid this baby bust0.9×095102

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