Published Journalistic Work
Halima has been a journalist since she was 16 years old, starting in local radio in the San Francisco Bay Area as a youth correspondent for the Afghan American community. Since then she produced and written hundreds of news reports in the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, San Francisco Chronicle, PRI-The World and other publications. Her academic career is deeply rooted in the more than 30 years of work as a journalist. These are just some of her bylines.
The Guardian
February 5, 2016 - Titans of Mavericks surf event told to allow female riders or risk losing permits
June 20, 2016 - Funding Islamophobia: $206m went to promoting 'hatred' of American Muslims
December 18, 2015 - Single moms often forgotten in San Francisco's homeless crisis
November 15, 2015 - Ex-nanny's lawsuit against tech power couple highlights potential exploitation
October 18, 2015 - Afghans and experts in US praise plan to keep troops in Afghanistan
October 5, 2015 - Afghans in US fear deadly airstrike will wipe out key medical services.
September 25, 2015 - California prison advocates say suicide checks are inhumane treatment
September 6, 2015 - From solitary confinement to the streets: California prison reform too late for some
July 4, 2015 - Transgender victims have few places to turn as LGBT domestic violence climbs
April 21, 2015 - California equal pay bill shields women from retaliation for discussing wages
Investigative Reporting
September 13, 2016 - To serve and record: When do US police use body cams?
October 1, 2015 - Alarm over safety of women in Kunduz after Taliban return
August 31, 2015 - Nan-Hui Jo: Abused, jailed and at risk of deportation
June 6, 2015 - Fresh crackdowns on Turkish media ahead of parliamentary elections
March 23, 2015 - ‘Constant suspicion’: Muslim police officers allege harassment
March 22, 2015 - Lynching of woman in Kabul sparks outrage
February 26, 2014 - Afghan Women Face Increasing Abuse
December 29, 2014 - Domestic violence ‘epidemic’ in New Zealand
October 22, 2014 - Noose tightens on Turkish press freedoms
September 30, 2014 - Turkish women struggle with Erdogan legacy
Reporting from Afghanistan
July 29, 2005 - Taliban Threat Unnerves Clerics in Afghanistan
July 18, 2005 - Report Criticizes US Approach
July 17, 2005 - Taliban Hangs Pro-Government Chief
July 11, 2005 - Body of Missing Navy Seal Found
July 5, 2005 - Afghans Say Civilians Died in Bombing
June 21, 2005 - US Ambassador Viceroy of Afghanistan Turns to Iraq
June 3, 2005 - Amnesty Offers Taliban Chance to Come Home
June 2, 2005 - Afghan Authorities Blame Al Qaeda for Attack on Clerics Funeral
May 15, 2005 - Karzai Blames Outsider for Afghan Strife
May 13, 2005 - Three Die in Afghans' Anti US Protests
May 6, 2005 - Afghans Decry Violence Against Women
May 3, 2005 - Illegal Arms Cache Blows Up in North
April 22, 2005 - Afghan Battles Heat Up in Spring
April 14, 2005 - Karzai Hints at Permanent US Military Base
March 21, 2005 - Afghan Election System May Undermine Karzai
December 24, 2004 - Karzai Keeps Key Rivals Out of His Cabinet
December 18, 2004 - Pul-i-Charkhi Prison Seige