Meet the Accidental Editor in Chief of Muslim Media
Key takeaways
- He looks up at his friends, then builds a post and hits Publish. “Did you just post?” they ask.
- This is more or less how Al-Khatahtbeh, 27, has spent the last seven years.
- The success of @Muslim goes back to Donald Trump’s first term as president.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
ILLUSTRATION: WIRED MIDDLE EAST STAFFComment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story At 1 am during Ramadan, Palestinian journalist Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh sits shoulder to shoulder in a packed Yemeni coffee shop in New York, the kind of place that comes alive after evening prayer. Everyone is loud, heavily caffeinated, and happy to be out. His phone buzzes. Breaking news: Israel strikes Tehran.
He looks up at his friends, then builds a post and hits Publish. “Did you just post?” they ask. He makes his apologies and goes home to watch the news.
This is more or less how Al-Khatahtbeh, 27, has spent the last seven years. He runs @Muslim, with more than 12 million followers across platforms—6.7 million on Instagram alone. He has interviewed Zohran Mamdani, Riz Ahmed, Mo Amer, and Motaz Azaiza.