Musa al-Gharbi

Musa al-Gharbi is an assistant professor of Communication, Journalism and (by courtesy) Sociology at Stony Brook University.

His first book, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, was published by Princeton University Press in 2024. More here: [https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/we-have-never-been-woke-available]

His second book, Those People, is forthcoming with Princeton University Press in 2026. Details available here: [https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/book-announcement-those-people]

In addition to his scholarly work, al-Gharbi is a columnist with The Guardian U.S. His work has also been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, New Republic, The Nation, Columbia Journalism Review, The Conversation, NBC Think, Al-Jazeera, The Baffler, Salon and elsewhere. He's done interviews with NPR, USA Today, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Slate, Reason, Mic, Voice of America and many other outlets to contextualize current events. His research has been featured in stories for Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Times of London, The Intercept, Foreign Affairs and more.

He consults policymakers, business leaders, non-profits and activist organizations in the U.S. and abroad on issues related to his areas of expertise, and is an in-demand public speaker at universities across the country and beyond.

More about professor al-Gharbi is available on his website: [https://musaalgharbi.com/]