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Nylah Iqbal Muhammad

Freelance Writer

Nylah Iqbal Muhammad is an award-winning travel, entertainment, and lifestyle writer with bylines in New York Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and Vogue.

Latest articles by Nylah Iqbal Muhammad

Culture
Food is no longer a main character on The BearFood is no longer a main character on The Bear
Culture

Every dish is beautiful and no one is hungry.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
How real is Shōgun?
Culture

The FX and Hulu hit depicts a bloody, brutal, mostly thwarted colonial history of Japan. It’s based in the truth.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
The revolutionary spirit of Soul Train
Culture

Black creativity found a home on Soul Train — and made TV history.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
The lasting impact of The Color PurpleThe lasting impact of The Color Purple
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

The Color Purple is a melodrama — and the new movie musical keeps its traditions alive.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
The truth about Napoleon and Josephine’s marriage, divorce, and lasting legacy
Movies

The Bonaparte marriage, not quite explained by Ridley Scott’s new movie.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
Culture
What is life like in Palestine? These short films offer a glimpse.What is life like in Palestine? These short films offer a glimpse.
Culture

3 Palestinian short films available on Netflix show life under occupation.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
Culture
The enduring allure of a good love triangleThe enduring allure of a good love triangle
Culture

How love triangles capture our hearts and our attention.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
The real history of Queen Charlotte, and the problem with Netflix’s Bridgerton spinoff
Culture

Shonda Rhimes’s new show imagines an interracial romance that remakes Regency England. That sure didn’t happen.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
Culture
Swarm isn’t a love letter to Black women. It’s hate mail.Swarm isn’t a love letter to Black women. It’s hate mail.
Culture

If Donald Glover wants to prove he respects Black women, Swarm isn’t it.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
Culture
Atlanta’s third season explores the horrors of intimacy with whitenessAtlanta’s third season explores the horrors of intimacy with whiteness
Culture

The FX hit leans into the surreality of being Black.

By Nylah Iqbal Muhammad

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